Coronavirus | Health Minister's remarks against Chhattisgarh unfortunate, says Singh Deo
The Hindu
It is not possible to take a joint effort forward in a coordinated manner if the elder in the family is making statements like this, he said.
Chhattisgarh Health Minister T. S. Singh Deo termed Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan’s remarks as unfortunate as Mr. Vardhan said the State was trying was spreading misinformation and panic on COVID-19 vaccination. Mr. Deo said such statements affected the joint efforts in the fight against pandemic. The Union Health Minister, while criticising Maharashtra and some other States, on Wednesday said about Chhattisgarh that regular comments by leaders from the State are intended to spread "misinformation and panic" on vaccination. Mr. Vardhan also said that Chhattisgarh has seen a disproportionately high number of deaths in the last two-three weeks and the State's testing remains heavily dependent on rapid antigen tests, which is not a wise strategy.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
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