Centre more worried about image abroad than children back home: Sisodia
New Delhi | A tweet by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in which he asserted that a new variant of Covid -19 in Singapore is said to be extremely dangerous for children, may lead to another faceoff between the BJP at the Centre and the Delhi government.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government seemed more concerned about its image in Singapore and not about the children in the country.
Sisodia who is also the nodal minister of Delhi’s Covid -19 management, said, “The issue is not Singapore, the issue is to protect our children. Today again the central government is unable to foresee the danger and is showing negligence about the safety of our children. The centre only cares about its image making abroad.”
बीजेपी और केंद्र सरकार को विदेश में अपनी इमेज की जितनी चिंता है काश उतनी चिंता देश के बच्चों की होती. बच्चों की वैक्सीन तो इमेज के चक्कर में विदेश बेच आए और अब जब @ArvindKejriwal कह रहे हैं बच्चों की चिंता करिए तो उस पर कुछ करने की बजाय फिर से विदेशी इमेज की चिंता में डूबे हैं.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) May 19, 2021
Sisodia’s remarks came after the Central government on Wednesday lashed out at Kejriwal, terming his allegations as “irresponsible”.
केंद्र सरकार को Singapore में अपनी Image की चिंता है।
अरविंद केजरीवाल जी को अपने देश के बच्चों की चिंता है। – Dy CM @msisodia pic.twitter.com/Yzn0dnCbat
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 19, 2021
The Centre’s reprimand against the AAP head and Delhi Chief Minister followed after Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan objected to Kejriwal’s tweet. Balakrishnan, while quoting Kejriwal’s tweet said, “Politicians should stick to facts! There is no Singapore variant.”
Politicians should stick to facts!
There is no “Singapore variant”. https://t.co/SNJaF7wkwC https://t.co/pNgw4bkV4H— Vivian Balakrishnan (@VivianBala) May 19, 2021
Following Singapore’s strong response to the Delhi CM’s claims, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar clarified that “the Delhi CM does not speak for India.”
However, irresponsible comments from those who should know better can damage long-standing partnerships.
So, let me clarify- Delhi CM does not speak for India.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 19, 2021
Kejriwal on Tuesday had tweeted, “New variant of Coronavirus in Singapore is reported to be extremely dangerous for children. In India, it may come as a third wave. Suspend air services with Singapore immediately and vaccinate children on priority.”
सिंगापुर में आया कोरोना का नया रूप बच्चों के लिए बेहद ख़तरनाक बताया जा रहा है, भारत में ये तीसरी लहर के रूप में आ सकता है।
केंद्र सरकार से मेरी अपील:
1. सिंगापुर के साथ हवाई सेवाएं तत्काल प्रभाव से रद्द हों
2. बच्चों के लिए भी वैक्सीन के विकल्पों पर प्राथमिकता के आधार पर काम हो— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 18, 2021
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Sisodia accused the Centre of not taking scientists’ and doctors’ warning seriously and worrying about its image on the international stage. “Before the second wave of Covid, Indian scientists and doctors had repeatedly warned of UK variant, but the BJP-led Centre remained silent instead of doing something to save the lives of people in the country.”
IANS
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