Top 10 News Headlines: 'War-palatwar' over vaccine between BJP & Congress

In his three-page letter, Gandhi, who is a Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Wayanad, said, "I write to you with great concern since we are once again at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last year, our country suffered irreparable losses, made tremendous sacrifices, and yet, we are under a renewed attack by this virus."

His remarks came amid the record surge in the cases of Covid this month. On Friday, India recorded 1,31,968 new Covid-19 cases and 780 deaths in the last 24 hours. Several states have put curbs and also announced night curfews in several districts. Even several state governments have complained of Covid-19 vaccination shortage.