State Health Minister Banna Gupta today expressed deep displeasure over not being given a chance to him during the Prime Minister’s video conferencing with State Government representatives on the possible fourth wave of Covid-19 in the country.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren could not attend the meeting due to certain reasons but Health Minister Banna Gupta attended the meeting and was not given a chance to speak on behalf of the State.
Gupta said that if he had got a chance, he would have put many things before the PM on behalf of Jharkhand. He said that the demand for free booster dose and starting Covid -19 vaccination for children of 06 to 12 years would have been kept. He said that instead of health, the increase in the price of petrol and diesel was discussed in the video conferencing, which was unwarranted. He said that political discussions continued in such an important meeting. Talking about the subsidy being given by the Center, the PM expressed displeasure over not giving subsidy by some states including Jharkhand.
The Health Minister said that health issues should have been discussed but it could not happen. He said that at present there are only 22 coronavirus positive cases in Jharkhand and the State government is fully prepared to deal with the fourth wave. He said that he has given instructions to the departmental officers in this regard and the State government is monitoring the cases of Covid-19 victims rising in other states of the country.