Shaktisinh Gohil

"It is a matter of great sadness that India has fallen behind the 77th position among the countries of the world, in the list of administering a single dose of corona vaccine in every hundred people... It is unfortunate that India is still lagging behind as only 10.08 of the country's population has been administered with the single dose and 2.8 percent of the people got both doses. All these figures have been collected by Oxford Univers whity based on government data at ourworldindata.org. These data, based on government data, are also available on the Internet."

"In order to tackle the pandemic, scientists testified that we have to vaccinate more than 60 percent of the entire population. Therefore, there is always a need for universal vaccination in our country, that is, free vaccination for all."

"The Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, in her previous letter to the Prime Minister, has reiterated the need to procure vaccines centrally from global and domestic sources and begin a free, universal mass vaccination campaign across the country... India is a vast country. In 70 years, we have built a reputation. The government can use that credibility to put pressure on vaccine companies and break the chain of Covid 19 Infection by vaccinating more than 60 percent of people before the 'Third Wave' arrives."

""In the name of 'Vaccine Friendship', the Government and BJP is indulging in misleading the country saying that it is their compulsion to send the vaccine out. Actually, this is not a compulsion. MEA's press release (19/01/21) states Keeping in view the domestic requirements of the phased rollout, India will continue to supply COVID-19 vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months in a phased manner - It will be ensured that domestic manufacturers will have adequate stocks to meet domestic requirements while further abroad."

"The Sultan risked the lives of his people for his false Shan-o-Shaukat and sent out 6.6 crore vaccines. While it could have saved countless lives here... Countries with less than half the population from India, such as the UK and USA, ordered 9 million and 100 million vaccines in May and June last year. On the other hand, India, with a population of about 135 crore, ordered 10 million vaccines in January this year, because Centre does not like to listen to the the advice of scientists and Scientific Advisor."