New Delhi: The Indian Nationwide Congress (INC) has hit again on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) after the Minister of State for Well being, Bharati Pravin Pawar in a written assertion mentioned, “no deaths attributable to lack of oxygen has been particularly reported by states/UTs.”
Congress MP KC Venugopal was talking at a press convention the place he famous, “The Minister misled the Home. We’ll transfer a Privilege Movement in opposition to that Minister”.
“That is the way in which during which the Govt of India is doing COVID management. This can be a clear reply as a result of the PM is giving a presentation right this moment, I do not know if all these solutions can be given in that presentation. That is completely condemnable,” KC Venugopal added.
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Govt has given a reply right this moment that no person within the nation died attributable to a scarcity of oxygen. In each state we noticed what number of sufferers died attributable to lack of oxygen. We all know. The Minister misled the Home. We’ll transfer a Privilege Movement in opposition to that Minister: KC Venugopal, Congress pic.twitter.com/ZmPeeoo8GJ
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2021
Earlier within the day, Minister of State for Well being, Bharati Pravin Pawar in a written reply to a query by Congress MP KC Venugopal on whether or not a lot of COVID-19 sufferers died on roads and hospitals attributable to acute scarcity of oxygen within the second wave, mentioned that the Authorities of India has supported the States for offering medical oxygen.
Declaring that well being is a state topic, the minister mentioned, “Detailed tips for reporting of deaths have been issued by the Union Well being Ministry to all states and UTs.
“Accordingly, all states and UTs report circumstances and deaths to the Union Well being Ministry regularly. Nonetheless, no deaths attributable to lack of oxygen have been particularly reported by states and UTs.”
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It’s no secret that the demand for oxygen had peaked through the second wave of Covid-19. It was additionally broadly reported that there was a scarcity of medical oxygen in virtually all main cities of India.