"The move is significant as it may make available several vaccines, including those made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, in India with certain conditions. Coming down heavily on Gandhi’s demand to fast-track vaccine approvals, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had tweeted, “After failing as a part-time politician, has Rahul Gandhi switched to full time lobbying? First he lobbied for fighter plane companies by trying to derail India’s acquisition programme. Now he is lobbying for pharma companies by asking for arbitrary approvals for foreign vaccines.”"
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‘First they ignore you…then you win’: Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Centre over fast-tracking approval for foreign vaccines Indian Express ; Mumbai. 14 Apr 2021.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 30 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a lawyer. He served as Union Minister holding the Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology and Communications portfolios between 2014 and 2021. In 2019, Prasad defeated actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, from Patna Sahib seat by a margin of 2.84 lakh votes. During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad was appointed Minister of Coal and Mines, Minister of Law and Justic
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