data on Covid deaths generated by states; Center submits now: BJP | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: The Center only collects data on Covid-19 deaths, it does not generate it, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Sambit Patra on Wednesday. health is one State Subject, Patra said while addressing a press conference here, and no state or union territory has sent any data regarding deaths, especially due to lack of oxygen.
Replying to a question by Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday Parliament Whether a large number of Kovid-19 patients died on roads and hospitals due to acute shortage of oxygen in the monsoon session, second wave, Minister of State for Health Dr Bharti Praveen Pawar informed Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen happened. were exclusively reported by states or union territories during the second wave of COVID-19.
In the written reply, it also said that health is a state subject and accordingly all states or union territories report cases and deaths. Union Health Ministry on a regular basis.
“Centre says health is a state subject. It says it just collects data, it doesn’t generate it. Since no state or union territory has specifically reported deaths due to lack of oxygen. No data has been sent regarding this, there is no data for this, the BJP spokesperson said.
“None of them said that their state or union territory has died due to lack of oxygen, there is no data for that. Did the Center prepare this data? No,” he said.
The government’s response comes after a devastating second COVID-19 wave that hit the country’s healthcare infrastructure and resulted in thousands of deaths daily.
Patra further accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi and the Maharashtra government of continuously politicizing the matter.
“On April 23 and 24, Arvind Kejriwal said that 21 people died at Jaipur Golden Hospital due to lack of oxygen. He held a press conference and politicized it. The matter went to the High Court. The Delhi government set up a committee. Made and a report was submitted – it said patients got oxygen and no, there was no mention of deficiency,” he said.
He said, “Rahul Gandhi is part of the alliance in Maharashtra and Sanjay Raut said he is shocked Maharashtra High Court An affidavit was given by the state government which said that there was no death due to lack of oxygen.”
Patra further alleged that many people have suffered due to Congress’s misinformation and the Wayanad MP has done such a thing. Twitter Trolls during the pandemic.
“Yesterday a meeting was called by the Prime Minister on the preparedness of COVID-19 for the third wave, why were you and the Congress absent?” He asked.

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