Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought free coronavirus vaccination for those over 18 years from the Centre and said th...
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought free coronavirus vaccination for those over 18 years from the Centre and said there should be uniform policy for citizens belonging to different age groups.
So far, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Assam have announced that they will provide free coronavirus vaccines to all adults above 18.
In a series of tweets, Gehlot praised the Centre’s decision to vaccinate every person above the age of 18 from May 1 as demanded by the Congress. “Youths’ resentment against the Union government will increase on not getting free vaccine,” he warned.
The senior Congress leader said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, in which both the infection and mortality rates are very high, is extremely dangerous. “Patients are not able to get their medicines and oxygen on time,” he wrote. “Experts believe that a third wave of the pandemic may also occur. It is very important that everyone should get vaccinated as soon as possible so that these kinds of situations do not occur again.”
Gehlot also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop his political programmes and rallies in West Bengal to campaign for the Assembly elections. He said Modi should instead focus on improving the medical and health infrastructure.
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