For Bihar elections, the BJP together with chief ministerNitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) has among other things promised freeCOVID-19 vaccines for everyone in Bihar, once the vaccine reaches massproduction.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister said, “As and when the vaccine candidates that arecurrently under various levels of trials in the country get scientificclearances and a go-ahead for production, the people of Bihar will getvaccination for free once the production in India is on a large scale. This isour first poll promise as mentioned in the manifesto.”
She continued, “As and when the vaccine candidates that arecurrently under various levels of trials in the country get scientificclearances and a go-ahead for production, the people of Bihar will getvaccination for free once the production in India is on a large scale. This isour first poll promise as mentioned in the manifesto.”
The finance minister claimed she was open to questionsregarding their manifesto.
TS Singh Deo, Cabinet Minister in Chhattisgarh Government,MLA Ambikapur went on record on Twitter to question the sanity of deprivingnon-Biharis from the vaccine, “Free Covid vaccine is a right of every citizenof my country. Surprised to see this being pitched as a poll promise by BJP inBihar. The @ECISVEEP must take suo moto cognisance as the Modi Govt can't beselective about free access to Covid Vaccine depending on electoral results.”