Kolkata: Bengal CM love of a mother Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, pointing to the recent spike in COVID cases in Sikkim, Assam and the north-east if the Center did not supply enough vaccines to the state. saw.
Questioning why states with less population are getting more vaccines, Banerjee argued that “special precautionary measures” should be taken for Bengal as it shares three international borders and is the gateway to northeastern states. The CM said Bengal needed 14 crore doses and had received only 2.6 crore doses.
“I regret to say that the central government is providing a large number of vaccine doses to states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka, which are ruled by the BJP. I have no problem if they or any other state for that matter gets a higher number of vaccine doses but I cannot remain a mute spectator to see Bengal deprived,” wrote Banerjee.
The issue was raised by the CM during his meeting with the PM in New Delhi on July 27. In response to TMC MP Mala Roy, the Union Health Ministry had also told in the Lok Sabha that Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Karnataka had received more vaccines than Bengal from January to June this year. According to the 2021 voter list data, Bengal has 7.3 crore population above 18 years who are eligible for vaccination and hence the 14 crore dosage sought by the chief minister.
Banerjee said: “At present, we are giving 4 lakh doses per day and have been able to deliver 11 lakh doses per day. Yet, despite very high population densities and high rates of urbanization, we are getting a very low dose.”
The CM said that Bengal has so far given 3 crore doses, out of which 2.2 crore people have been given the first dose and 88.9 lakh people have been given the second dose. “You will be happy to know that the Covid positivity rate in Bengal, which had increased from 3% (March 2021) to 33% (April-May 2021) due to the prolonged 8-phase assembly elections in the state, has now come down to 1.5 has occurred. Because of our continuous efforts,” she said.
“Even after the devastation caused by the second wave, the Center is not increasing the supply of vaccines to the states on a war footing to deal with future waves. As a result, thousands of innocent people are still getting affected every day,” Banerjee wrote.
Questioning why states with less population are getting more vaccines, Banerjee argued that “special precautionary measures” should be taken for Bengal as it shares three international borders and is the gateway to northeastern states. The CM said Bengal needed 14 crore doses and had received only 2.6 crore doses.
“I regret to say that the central government is providing a large number of vaccine doses to states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka, which are ruled by the BJP. I have no problem if they or any other state for that matter gets a higher number of vaccine doses but I cannot remain a mute spectator to see Bengal deprived,” wrote Banerjee.
The issue was raised by the CM during his meeting with the PM in New Delhi on July 27. In response to TMC MP Mala Roy, the Union Health Ministry had also told in the Lok Sabha that Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Karnataka had received more vaccines than Bengal from January to June this year. According to the 2021 voter list data, Bengal has 7.3 crore population above 18 years who are eligible for vaccination and hence the 14 crore dosage sought by the chief minister.
Banerjee said: “At present, we are giving 4 lakh doses per day and have been able to deliver 11 lakh doses per day. Yet, despite very high population densities and high rates of urbanization, we are getting a very low dose.”
The CM said that Bengal has so far given 3 crore doses, out of which 2.2 crore people have been given the first dose and 88.9 lakh people have been given the second dose. “You will be happy to know that the Covid positivity rate in Bengal, which had increased from 3% (March 2021) to 33% (April-May 2021) due to the prolonged 8-phase assembly elections in the state, has now come down to 1.5 has occurred. Because of our continuous efforts,” she said.
“Even after the devastation caused by the second wave, the Center is not increasing the supply of vaccines to the states on a war footing to deal with future waves. As a result, thousands of innocent people are still getting affected every day,” Banerjee wrote.
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