“How much will you lie?” the Rajya Sabha member asked, without taking any names.
“In the last fortnight, 20 Hindus and Sikhs have been killed, 17 to 18 soldiers have been martyred, China is creating problems in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, but we are celebrating 100 crore vaccination, which is not true,” the Shiv Sena’s chief spokesperson claimed.
Who has counted these numbers? he asked.
When contacted, Maharashtra BJP spokesman Keshav Upadhye said Shiv Sena leaders are used to making baseless claims.
“Raut’s comment on 100 crore vaccination, when the figures are clearly seen, is nothing but laughable,” he said.
On October 21, India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark, resulting in celebratory events in parts of the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hailed the landmark, reached in little over nine months time since the countrywide vaccination drive was launched on January 16, as a “triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore”.
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