Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik spreads lies on Remdesivir provide

After Union Minister Piyush Goyal slammed Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray for enjoying politics on oxygen provide, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya too busted the disinformation peddled by Maha Vikas Agahdi minister Nawab Malik at this time. Mansukh Mandaviya expressed his shocks over the tweets on Remdesivir provide posted by Nawab Malik, stating that they’re filled with half-truths and lies.
We are doubling the manufacturing within the nation and have given specific permission to extra 20 Plants since 12-4-2021 to producers. Ensuring enough provide of Remdesivir to the folks of Maharashtra stays our precedence. (2/4)— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) April 17, 2021
The NCP chief had posted a collection of tweets alleging that there are 16 export-oriented models in our nation which have greater than 20 lakh vials of Remdesivir, an vital antiviral drug that’s used to deal with COVID-19 issues, however the central authorities is denying permission for its sale within the nation.
Malik additional alleged that the federal government had mentioned that Remdesivir needs to be bought solely by means of 7 firms which might be producing it, whereas the businesses are refusing to take duty. Malik claims the issue have to be solved and the vials have to be equipped to authorities hospitals in all states instantly.
Tweets of Nawab MalikSlamming the NCP chief, Mandaviya mentioned that Mr Malik is unaware of the bottom scenario and is peddling lies and half-truths on Twitter. He mentioned the Government of India is in lively contact with the Government of Maharashtra and is facilitating them with the provision of Remdesivir in each method attainable.
“We are doubling the production in the country and have given express permission to more than 20 Plants since 12-4-2021 to manufacturers. Ensuring an adequate supply of Remdesivir to the people of Maharashtra remains our priority,” Mandaviya tweeted.
Mandaviya additionally debunked the lies peddled by Malik, saying that as per the federal government’s information, there is just one unit of EoU and one in SEZ and never 16 as alleged by the NCP chief in his tweet. He mentioned the federal government is reaching out to all producers of Remdseivir to safe its provides and that no consignment is caught.
I request you to share the listing of those 16 firms, availability of inventory and WHO-GMP with them. Our Govt is dedicated to do every thing to assist our folks(4/4)— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) April 17, 2021
“I request you to share the list of these 16 companies, availability of stock and WHO-GMP with them. Our Govt is committed to doing everything to help our people,” Mandaviya tweeted.
It could also be famous that whereas Nawab Malik claims there are 16 firms producing Remdseivir in India, truly there are seven firms doing so. Cipla, Hetero, Jubilant Life Sciences, Zydus Cadila, Dr Reddy’s, Mylan and Biocon’s Syngene have partnered with Gilead, the developer of the anti-viral drug, to fabricate it in India.
Nawab Malik makes use of Gujarat govt order to allege ‘step-motherly treatment by central govt’
Just hours after making baseless allegations on Remdseivir sale within the nation, the Maharashtra minister made one other allegation. Posting a authorities order, Nawab Malik mentioned that it proved that the federal government of India had issued an order to ‘one of the export companies’ to provide Remdseivir to Gujarat state solely. But what he forgot to notice is, that the order he posted was from the Gujarat authorities, not the central govt.
The order by the Food and Drugs Control Administration of the Gujarat govt was issued to BDR Lifesciences Ltd, by means of which the state govt ordered the corporate to provide 1,42,000 vials of Remdseivir to the state authorities, which had been meant to be exported. Therefore, it was an order by the Gujarat govt asking the corporate to provide the drug to the state, and never an order by the central govt. Therefore, the query of step-motherly remedy by the central govt doesn’t come up on this matter.