Mamata seeks PM Modi’s resignation, vax from Centre
On one hand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly being instrumental in spreading coronavirus in West Bengal, on the other hand wrote a letter to the PM requesting the Centre for the supply of 5.4 crore more doses of Covid-19 vaccination and oxygen supply.
Addressing public rallies, the TMC supremo blamed the PM for mishandling the Covid-19 second wave and alleged that Modi failed to contain the rise of the infection by not sending vaccines on time.
“Modi failed to curb the pandemic menace in Gujarat
and now he is responsible for the spike in Bengal. The West Bengal government had asked for 5.4 crore doses of vaccine from the PM for vaccinating all citizen of the State free of cost ahead of the polls but we are still awaiting the response. We demand immediate resignation of
Modi,” said Mamata Banerjee.
The TMC supremo also claimed that ‘outsider’ coming to the state with the Prime Minister during the poll campaign are instrumental in spreading the virus once again in the state.
Meanwhile, highlighting the disparity in the supply of Covid vaccines to West Bengal, Mamata wrote a letter to the PM requesting supply of 5.4 crore more vaccine doses, steady supply of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab medicines and supply of oxygen as soon as possible.
“We are yet to vaccinate 2.7 crore people in West Bengal. We request your urgent intervention to ensure that the State gets its required vaccine doses at the earliest,” mentioned the TMC supremo in her letter.
Notably, on April 17, West Bengal registered a record 7,713 infections. On April 18, West Bengal recorded 8,000 new cases out of which 2,197 cases are from Kolkata, and 28 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.