Team Herald
PANJIM: The Opposition Congress Party has expressed its shock at the BJP medical cell trying to seek publicity by circulating posters with photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP functionaries on social media when people are succumbing to COVID-19 infection due to apathy of the government.
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Girish Chodankar said that the publicity obsessed BJP medical cell headed by Dr Shekhar Salkar must stop propaganda and face ground reality and try to provide realistic medical aid to the needy.
The need of the hour is for people to get beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccines. Watching photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other “irresponsible” BJP functionaries are least priority of the Goans in current situation. It is unfortunate that a medical professional like Dr Salkar is busy in propaganda conveniently ignoring his duty and responsibility of the noble profession, said Girish.
“We want Dr Shekhar Salkar to inform the people of Goa, how a private hospital could manage to get COVID-19 vaccines and start its vaccination drive when BJP government at the Centre as well as the State have failed to keep up with their commitment of vaccinating youths between 18 and 45 years. As head of BJP medical cell, it is his responsibility to answer the Goans,” he said.
Girish charged that the politically motivated Dr Salkar used every opportunity last year to justify the `insensitive and irresponsible’ acts of Pramod Sawant government with regards to community survey, taking over private hospital beds etc.
“We want BJP medical cell to inform people on availability of beds, oxygen, medicines and actual stock of vaccines available with the government as on date,” he said.
Girish further demanded that the BJP medical cell must walk the talk by subsidising the vaccines given at private hospitals.
