Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the Centre’s handling of the Covid-19 situation and pointed that it is only due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts that India is getting the support of most foreign countries amid the crisis.
Speaking to ANI, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking every step to save lives. We helped many countries during the first wave of Covid-19, resulting in the fact that today most countries are standing with us due to his efforts. Many leaders including the prime ministers of several countries have extended their support to India.”
The Union Minister further asserted that “if Rahul Gandhi wants to do politics at this time of crisis, he can go ahead.” The Congress leader has been constantly attacking the Central government over the worsening condition of the coronavirus situation across the country.
Talking about the oxygen status in the Hamirpur parliamentary constituency, the Minister said, “We have started installing oxygen plants in Hamirpur parliamentary constituency and in the next 10-15 days they will start functioning. In a record time of 1 month, we will deliver three oxygen plants to the constituency.”
“Apart from the three plants, other oxygen plants also being established by the PM-CARES fund. We are going to provide masks, PPE kits, oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators and other facilities in each district in Himachal Pradesh in seven days,” he added.
The Union Minister further said that in 2020, when the coronavirus hit the country, India needed masks, PPE kits and other related things, but this time the demand for oxygen has increased rapidly. (With ANI inputs)