WB: Kailash Vijayvargiya Rubbishes CM Mamata's Claim Of Fewer Covid Vaccines, Says 'TMC Leaders Queueing Up To Have It'

CM Mamata Banerjee had earlier expressed dissatisfaction claiming an "inadequate" quantity of Coronavirus vaccines was sent to West Bengal. BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has refuted the claim.

Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing her of politicising the vaccination programme ahead of the state assembly elections. 

CM Mamata Banerjee had earlier expressed her dissatisfaction claiming "inadequate" quantity of Coronavirus vaccines sent to West Bengal for the inoculation process.

"She should stop politicising everything. None of the states has complained only she is complaining about it. She is trying to politicise the issue before the assembly polls," Mr Vijayvargiya said.

He asked CM Mamata to clearly reveal if it is the state or the centre providing the vaccines for free of cost.

"She earlier said that she will provide vaccines free of cost. The centre has already said that it would provide the vaccines for free but the TMC government jumped into it to claim credit," he said.

When asked about the allegations of the state receiving fewer vaccines, he refuted the claim it as being baseless.

"The allegations are baseless. If the number of vaccines is falling short it is because of the TMC leaders and MLAs are queueing up to have it," he responded.

The election for 294-member West Bengal assembly is slated to happen in April-May this year.

CM Mamata Banerjee had earlier claimed that inadequate quantity of Covid-19 vaccines was supplied to West Bengal for the inoculation process that began on Saturday. She added that, if needed, her government would supply the vaccines free of cost to the people of the state.

The West Bengal CM said that she has already "requested the central government to supply adequate numbers of vaccines for not only the frontline workers but also for all the people of West Bengal".

Two Trinamool Congress MLAs Rabindranath Chatterjee and Subhas Mondal had received the vaccine doses in Purbo Bardhaman district on Saturday leading to the decision being questioned.

However, authorities of the state hospitals concerned presented a clarification stating that both legislators are members of the Patient Welfare Committees and hence, figured in the selected list following all selection procedures and that no rules were violated in doing so.

(With Agency Inputs)