A day after the Government told the Supreme Court that it cannot be held liable to compensate for the deaths post administration of Covid vaccines, the Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “shrugging away” from its responsibility.
“First: No deaths due to oxygen shortage. Then: No aid to Covid victims. Now: No accountability for vaccine-related deaths. Prime Minister Modi really knows how to shrug away responsibility. A true event manager!” the Congress said on its Twitter handle.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also took a dig, saying this government is never responsible for anything. “If there is death due to the side effects of Covid vaccine anywhere in the country, then the government is not responsible for it – people are getting it as per their wish. This is Modi government’s affidavit in the Supreme Court. (Well this government is never responsible for anything),” she said in a tweet message.
In another tweet, she said, “Thank you Modi ji for quickly traversing the journey from photo on every vaccine certificate to no responsibility.”
The Government cannot be held liable to compensate for the deaths due to an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) post administration of Covid-19 vaccines, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.