Maharashtra Has Received The Lowest Vaccine Dose, Centre Is Doing Politics: Aslam Shaikh

Mumbai: Targeting centre for indulging in politics, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aslam Shaikh on Saturday said that the state received the least number of vaccines and a majority of vaccination centres were facing closure due to shortage of doses.

“Centre is doing politics. More vaccination centres were opened earlier and we were asked to vaccinate more and more people, but later they stopped giving us vaccines. Maharashtra has received the lowest vaccine dose. Today, a majority of vaccination centres across the state have been shut due to shortage of vaccine,” ANI quoted Shaikh saying.

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He further said that smaller states have been given more vaccines, but in larger states like Maharashtra, where there are more positive cases, lower doses have been received.

The Maharashtra minister said, “The way politics is happening is not good. People of Maharashtra are witness that the Centre is giving vaccines to other countries but Maharashtra is receiving it in insufficient amount.”

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Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals is scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium from 7:30 pm today.

“Today an IPL Match is also scheduled here. So I came to see that no crowd gathers at Wankhede Stadium,” said Shaikh.

“We’ll review the situation in fruit and vegetable markets, if violations are found, we’ll take action,” he added.

According to the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra reported the highest daily new cases at 56,286 on Friday.

The state entered weekend lockdown from Friday starting 8 pm and shall be in force till Monday 7 am. The Maharashtra Minister took stock of the situation in Mumbai during the weekend lockdown.

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