Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra onMonday slammed BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis 'for hoarding Remdesivir injectionswhich is a life-saving drug for corona patients'.
She tweeted in Hindi, translated as "Whenpeople across the country are pleading for making available Remdesivir andstruggling for each vial, at this moment one BJP leader who has been on animportant post is hoarding the injection which is a crime againsthumanity."
The matter pertains to the Mumbai Police officials, whichclaimed that at least 60,000 vials of Remdesivir had been stored at differentlocations in the city such as Vile Parle, Malad, Kandivali, South Mumbai byBruck Pharma. The police took custody of the representatives of the pharmacompany, but in a twist, the opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis went to thepolice office to "rescue" the official of Bruck Pharma, who had beendetained by the police for questioning over the supply/sale of Remdesivirinjections.
The Pharma company has its manufacturing unit in Daman& Diu. As per reports it was approached by BJP MLC from Maharashtra PrasadLad who had sought to buy the injections for Covid patients in Maharashtra.
Fadnavis in his defence claimed the pharma company hadobtained all permissions and was providing the injections to Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena has accused that the BJP bought the stock todistribute just like the BJP Gujarat state chief had done. "How did aprivate individual like Fadnavis procure Remdesivir stock from Gujarat whensale is allowed only to the government," asked Sena.
Meanwhile, this is the second such incident came to light wherein Remdesivirinjections which is a life-saving drug for corona patients are being storedillegally by BJP leaders. Earlier allegations were made against Gujrat BJPchief CR Paatil who had stock of 5,000 Remdesivir injections in his possession.