Row over ex-functionary administering vaccine in Bengal
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TMC’s outgoing mayor of the Asansol civic body Tabassum Ara allegedly seen in videos, photos giving the jab
The outgoing Deputy Mayor of the Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) in West Bengal landed herself in a controversy after videos and photographs showing her administering the COVID-19 vaccine went viral on social media. Tabassum Ara, former elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) functionary of the civic body in the State’s Paschim Bardhaman district, with no medical training, is allegedly seen in the videos taking the syringe from a nurse standing beside her in a vaccination camp and administering the vaccine it to a female recipient. The development triggered a strong response from the Opposition, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “The TMC’s manhandling of the lives of people knows no bounds.. A non-medical official, TMC’s Tabassum Ara, member of administrative board of AMC, chose to vaccinate the people herself, in spite of doctors and nurses being present there… Is she even medically authorised to do so?” BJP MLA from Asansol Dakshin Agnimitra Paul said on social mediaMore Related News