Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “only cares for vanity”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday hit out at the Central government for the alleged mismanagement of Mission Indradhanush – a scheme launched in December 2014 for a targeted approach to immunisation in the country.
Kharge alleged that the “Modi government has committed a cardinal sin by not vaccinating lakhs of children”.
“Neglect of immunisation means loss of precious lives. The gains of India’s strong foundation in immunisation laid by the Congress party, has been shamelessly wasted by the Modi Govt, as 16 lakh children have not been provided the key vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) and measles shots in 2023, eroding the advantages made in 2022,” said Kharge in a post on X.
