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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the efficacy of coronavirus rapid test kits procured from China and demanded a clarification from the Union government.
Akhilesh said, “Importing rapid test kits from China and putting them in use without testing its quality is deceiving the people. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which has now stopped these tests, should have warned about it in advance. The government should clarify such a negligence and how accurate were the tests conducted before.”
The use of rapid test kits was stopped for two days in the country after serious questions were raised on the huge fluctuation in results by the Rajasthan government. Now, the Central teams will assess the results closely and action will be taken accordingly.
The SP chief slammed Team 11 comprising bureaucrats that has been set up by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for supervising the relief work, for the crisis caused by COVID -19.
“Bureaucrats with Anglican mindset have no idea about ground reality of the state where a vast majority resides in rural areas and depends on agriculture. To shrug off accountability, the officers adopted online technology to which a vast majority has no access,” Akhilesh said.
Questioning the online classes for students started by the Education department due to lockdown, the SP chief said that it was the most definite example of government ignorance of ground reality of the state.
“Quoting some surveys , the government said that 48 percent and 55 percent people in Lucknow and Varanasi respectively, owned smartphones. This is a shining example of bureaucratic ignorance about the state,” Akhilesh said.
The SP chief also alleged that the government wanted to deprive rural youths from getting government jobs through competitive examinations conducted by UP Public Service Commission.
“Candidates have been asked to apply online for recruitment to various posts even as there is poor or no connectivity in rural areas. This will only deprive rural youths of appearing in competitive exams,” Akhilesh Yadav said.