COVID-19 vaccines | Mayawati slams Punjab govt, says profiteering during emergency indecent
The Hindu
The BSP chief’s remarks came a day after the Punjab government asked private hospitals to return all vaccine stock meant for the 18-44 age group and ordered a probe into the allegations.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday hit out at the doses procured under the state quota to private hospitals at a higher rate, saying profiteering during an emergency is indecent and inhuman. Her remarks came a day after the Punjab government asked private hospitals to return all vaccine stock meant for the 18-44 age group and ordered a probe into the allegations. The recalled vaccine doses will be administered free to this age group by the government, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said.More Related News