Sonia Gandhi Calls For All-Party Meet On Covid Crisis, Says,' System Hasn't Failed, Modi Govt Has'

Sonia Gandhi slammed the central government for not enhancing the supply of oxygen and ventilators on time which lead to thousands of deaths in the country.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi held a virtual meet with party members and cited concerns related to the Coronavirus pandemic the country is facing. Sonia Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called the situation of the country as Modi government's failure.

Delivering the opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the CPP (Congress Parliamentary Party), she urged the Prime Minister to "urgently call an all-party meeting" to discuss the COVID-19 situation.

"India is in the grip of a deadly health disaster. Thousands have died and millions are scrambling to access basic healthcare, life-saving medicines, oxygen, and vaccines. It is heartbreaking to see people battling for their lives in hospitals, on roads or waiting in vehicles," Gandhi said.

"And what is the Modi government doing? Instead of alleviating suffering and pain, it has abdicated fundamental responsibilities and duties towards the people. Let us be absolutely clear - the system hasn't failed. The Modi government has failed the people of our country," she added.

Sonia Gandhi further said that the Modi government ignored the advice of the experts and refused to strengthen the supply chains for oxygen, medicines, and ventilators.

The Congress President also raised the issue of different vaccine rates and said that on one side, Parliament has allocated Rs 35,000 crores to ensure free vaccination and on the other hand Modi govt has burdened the state government by allowing different vaccine rates.

India recorded 4.14 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Friday, taking the country’s total caseload to over 2.14 crore. Out of these, over 36 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.76 crore people have recovered. With 3,915 new deaths, the toll now stands at over 2.34 lakh.