Uddhav Thackeray Called Modi Over Oxygen Shortage, Told PM On Bengal Tour: Nawab Malik
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tried to reach out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about COVID-19 treatment, lack of medical, oxygen and treatment but was told he was on a visit to poll-bound West Bengal, the state’s Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik claimed.
Nawab Malik said that the “Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray) tried reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir, a drug for Covid-19 treatment, but was told he was on a visit to poll-bound West Bengal.”
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Nawab Malik said and accused Modi of being busy in elections while “people are dying.”
Nawab Malik’s attack comes at a time when political parties in West Bengal are holding large gatherings with each party training guns during the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), however, refuted Malik’s allegation saying PM Modi himself reviewed the state of oxygen supply on Friday amid surging Covid-19 cases and that the government is in constant touch with the state governments.
Currently, Maharashtra is the worst Covid -19 affected state in the country. Despite strict restrictions in place, the Western state reported 63,729 new COVID-19 cases on which has taken the state’s infection tally past 3.7 million. As many as 398 fatalities due to the viral disease were also recorded on Friday and now the state’s death toll stands at 59,551.
On Friday, PM Modi held a comprehensive review meeting over the current situation of oxygen supply and the projected use in the coming fortnight across 12 high burden states – Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
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