Bengal got fewer vaccines, request PM not to discriminate among states: CM Mamata Banerjee

Addressing the Global Advisory Board (GAB), Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee said that the Central government is incapable of generating vaccine supply for the nation. 

New Delhi: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (August 5) accused Centre of favouring BJP ruled states while distributing COVID-19 vaccines and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to "discriminate among states."  Slamming the Union government, the West Bengal CM said, “Gujarat, UP, Karnataka have received enough amount of COVID vaccines. I don't discriminate among people. Bengal has received fewer vaccines as per its density of population. I would request the Centre and appeal PM not to discriminate among states,” Banerjee was quoted by ANI.  Addressing the Global Advisory Board (GAB), Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee laid a scathing attack at the Centre over COVID-19 vaccine shortage and said that the government is incapable of generating supply for the nation.