TMC Katwa MLA, others soar queue to get vaccinated, deprive well being employees

On Saturday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs flouted authorities protocol to get vaccinated in opposition to Coronavirus in Burdwan in West Bengal, regardless of being nicely conscious that the vaccines have been meant for frontline employees solely.
As per stories, TMC politicians, specifically, Rabindranath Chatterjee and Subhash Mondol, went out of flip to get inoculated whereas a number of healthcare employees, risking their lives amidst the pandemic, did not get the pictures.
While Katwa MLA Rabindranath Chatterjee took the jab on the very first day in Katwa subdivision hospital, one other TMC MLA from Bhatar, Subhash Mondol, received vaccinated on the Bhatar Regional Hospital. Besides the duo, ex MLA MLA Banmali Hazra, Zila Parishad member Zahar Bagdi, and public well being in-charge of Bhatar Panchayat Samiti specifically Mahendra Hazar have been additionally inoculated.

(Video Courtesy: Youtube/India Today)This is although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has clarified that the general public representatives ought to permit the frontline employees to get vaccinated, as an alternative of utilizing their affect to leap the queue. While talking in regards to the incident, Chatterjee mentioned, “I just took the vaccine… Everyone will get the opportunity to do so. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is ensuring that everyone gets the vaccine. In the first round, 100 people will get vaccinated and later a mass immunisation programme will be conducted.”
TMC MLAs deprive well being employees of vaccination
As a results of the high-handedness of the ruling Trinamool Congress get together, a nurse from Bardhaman Medical College lamented that she was not vaccinated, though she was referred to as for a similar. Similar allegations have additionally been levelled, beneath the situation of anonymity, by a number of different nurses within the hospital. However, the Chief Medical Officer of the district, Pranab Rai, claimed that the mentioned MLAs have been a part of Rogi Kalyan Committee and have been eligible for the primary spherical of vaccination.
BJP condemns high-handedness of Trinamool Congress
While condemning the incident, BJP National General Secretary referred to the incident as loot. “Coronavirus vaccine has been looted. The Prime Minister of the country sent the vaccine for Coronavirus warriors, health workers and frontline workers. But in West Bengal TMC MLAs and their goons forcibly took the vaccine.” He additional added, “Shame on Mamata Banerjee for claiming that PM sent fewer vaccines.”
कोरोना वैक्सीन की हुई लूट !!!देश के प्रधानमंत्री मोदीजी ने कोरोना वॉरियर्स, स्वास्थ्यकर्मियों एवं फ्रंटलाइन वर्कर के लिए फ्री कोरोना वैक्सीन भेजी। मगर प.बंगाल में #TMC विधायक और गुंडों ने जबरदस्ती वैक्सीन लगवा ली। ममताजी का बयान कि मोदीजी ने वैक्सीन कम भेजी।शर्म करो ममताजी!— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) January 16, 2021
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy mentioned that it could have been higher if the get together MLAs had not taken the vaccines. Interestingly, one other TMC MLA from Alipurduars, Saurabh Chakraborty, had his title on the highest of the listing of people who have been alleged to be vaccinated. In his defence, he mentioned, “I am not getting any vaccine right now and I have informed the health department about it.”
PM Modi launches Coronavirus vaccination drive
PM Narendra Modi launched the world’s greatest inoculation drive within the nation as we speak at 10:30 am by way of video conferencing. The COVID-19 vaccination drive has been deliberate in a phased method, figuring out precedence teams. The first part of India’s coronavirus vaccination drive began at 11 am throughout a number of cities in India and ended at 5:30 pm.
In the primary part of the vaccination drive, round 3 crore frontline employees together with docs, healthcare employees, Safai Karamcharis and so on shall be given the vaccine. After that, folks above 50 years of age, and folks beneath 50 with co-morbidities, estimated round 27 crore, shall be chosen for vaccination. Therefore, round 30 crore folks shall be vaccinated on this spherical.
According to the Health Ministry, by the top of day-1 of the coronavirus inoculation drive, 1,91,181 beneficiaries have been vaccinated at 3,352 websites within the nation. In a press briefing, Additional Health Secretary M Agnani added that 16,755 personnel have been concerned within the drive.