Kolkata, Jan 17: Reacting to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s jibe at the centre for sending “inadequate” supply of vaccines to West Bengal, the BJP Sunday retorted sharply, saying in fact several TMC leaders queued up for the jabs meant for healthcare personnel and frontline workers resulting in shortage of doses for the needy.
Several TMC leaders, including two MLAs, were among the people who received the COVID-19 vaccine in Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday, the opening day of the nationwide vaccination programme. Many healthcare workers in the state had alleged that they could not get the jab though they were asked to come for it.
Amid natiowide launch of vaccination drive Saturday,Banerjee had expressed her dissatisfaction over “inadequate” number of COVID-19 vaccines supplied to West Bengal for the inoculation process and said her government, if needed, would supply the vaccines free of cost to the people. (PTI)
