Delhi government’s incompetence in tackling Covid is amplified by vainglorious boasts like importing oxygen tankers from abroad. L-G, and thereby the Union Home Ministry, is now the ‘government of Delhi’ through an undemocratic legislation. But the Centre can’t have power without responsibility. It must step in, instead of playing blame-game.
Military’s support critical for India’s collapsing health system and war against Covid
The decision to bring medical veterans into the war against Covid is a welcome step by the Chief of Defence Staff. From flying in oxygen tanks from abroad to transporting oxygen containers for refuelling and setting up Covid facilities, the military’s support is critical for the collapsing civil health system.
India’s 18+ vaccination can’t become another ‘announce first, plan later’ programme
With less than two days left for vaccination of India’s 18+ population, there is still a puzzling lack of clarity on how several states will procure vaccines. We can’t apply our usual ‘announce first-plan later’ style of governance to Covid management, not after the unpardonable sluggishness in vaccination so far.
Wait what.
Delhi model was the bestest model of Kerala model.
There was no oxygen shortage until there was one.
Oxygen tankers were there until there was none.
Oxygen tanker drivers were there until there was none.
There was no vaccine shortage until there was one.
Bestest cm ever has done singlehandedly what an armies of enemy can’t even do.
Brought Delhi to knees by sheer incompetence recklessness theatrics making wuhan virus stellar achievement of his tenure.
On top of that he is sending delhites to wuhan virus merrily and reveling gloating in pyrrhic spectacles.
Resolutely standing with another bestest cm of Maharashtra and the epitome of malice depravity medieval jhollawali Barkha dutt.
What you vote is what you get.
People of Delhi don’t deserve better.
Aise waqt mein toh there are only precious Indian lives to be saved. Which party is in power is immaterial. Delhi in any case is neither fish nor fowl. We tremble to see the coverage in global media. All of India looking so Third World. 2. The pandemic is not over. The official tally has crossed two lakhs. One sobering – one hopes entirely incorrect – prediction is that a million lives will be lost by August. A whole of government / nation approach now till Indians can light diyaas to declare the end of the pandemic. That is the only Diwali we wish to celebrate.
In times of calamity or natural disasters, the armed forces are always there, helicopters hovering over roofs to rescue people stranded by floods. When the whole world is pitching in, they could hardly be absent. Intuition suggests a lot of their capacity is being kept in reserve because of the situation in Ladakh. It is for India to consider whether it can get by with the present state of its public healthcare. Or with a budgetary allocation of a little over 1% of GDP.
The states are in no position to inoculate 600 million people in the 18 – 44 age group in anywhere near the emergent time frame the pandemic situation requires. The BMC has asked them to head to private clinics. 2. Where are the vaccines, when will the required 1.2 billion extra doses become available, do the fiscally stressed states have the money to pay 400 / 600 for them. Perhaps more for imported vaccines. 3. There must be a hundred people of the caliber of Smt K Sujatha Rao to advise the government on framing a near flawless policy for universal immunisation and the practical aspects of its orderly rollout. It should go back to the drawing board. This will not fly. What the Americans call a Clustercluck.