Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, urges him to halt export of Covid-19 vaccines

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to PM Modi relating to the Covid-19 vaccination. In his missive, Rahul urged Prime Minister to ‘open up vaccination for everyone who needs it’ and likewise sought an instantaneous halt on vaccine exports.

Rahul Gandhi’s letter comes at a time when the entire nation is dealing with the second wave of coronavirus.

In his letter, Rahul mentioned, “There is no clear reason as to why the government permitted large-scale exports of vaccines. While our nation is facing vaccine starvation, more than 6 crore doses of vaccines have been exported.”

vaccines have been exported.”

Rahul additionally wrote about scarcity of vaccine in some states and held India’s vaccine export coverage for the scarcity. He demanded that Centre help all states with none bias.

“The state governments are repeatedly highlighting vaccine shortages only to receive intemperate statements by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare targeting Opposition-ruled states, undercutting co-operative federalism which you too have stressed as essential,” he wrote.