After president of Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi criticized the Narendra Modi led Government in its handling of the pandemic on Monday, BJP’s National President J.P.Nadda wrote a three-page letter to Sonia, in which he highlighted the works the Centre has done to support the people, and the works, that Congress has done, which according to him was “creating false panic” among people.
Sonia Gandhi said during the Congress Working Committee meeting that the pandemic is clearly a result of mismanagement by the government and PM Modi. She said that the PM should atone for what he has done.
In his letter, Nadda responded, saying that India, powered by its covid warriors, is waging a spirited war against the pandemic. He said that our nation is conducting the largest vaccination drive in the world. India’s vaccination strategy has been guided by the best global practices, and the Centre has been providing support by supplying the needed vaccines and medical equipment.
“The Government of India has already ensured that considerable coverage has been achieved in priority groups by providing over 16 crore vaccines to states in the first few phases. Even now, it continues to give 50% of the total vaccines, free of cost,” said Nadda in his letter. He mentioned that 45,000 ventilators have been produced/procured and sent to States.
On the other hand, many Congress leaders were only misleading people. “Let me begin with the vaccine. Throughout last year, when our scientists, doctors and innovators were racing against time to find a vaccine, your party leaders left no opportunity to mock these efforts. A vaccine that is made in India should be a matter of national pride. Instead, Congress leaders tried to ridicule it and create doubts in the minds of people,” he added.
While retorting to Sonia, he underlined the positive works that some Congress members had done during this pandemic but said such good deeds are being overshadowed by the stupendous words of negativity from the Congress’ side. “While there are certainly a few members of your party who (like several other selfless citizens) are doing commendable work in helping people, their hard work gets eclipsed by the consistent negativity spread by the more senior members of the party,” he wrote.
“In a nation that has almost no recent history of vaccine hesitancy, your party has the dubious record of trying to actively create it, that too, in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic,” he wrote. “ In this fight against the pandemic, the conduct of the topmost Congress leaders including former Congress President Shri Rahul Gandhi will be remembered for duplicity and pettiness”, he said in the letter.