The Delhi Police arrests several people after posters criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi were found across the city.
Due to shortage of vaccines people have criticised Central by putting posters. The posters read: “Modi ji, why did you send our children’s vaccines aboard?”
According to PTI, The police have filed 17 first information reports under Section 3 of the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and others.
The police claimed that four Man arrested from Kalyanapuri in east Delhi put up the posters on behalf behalf Aam Admi Party Councillor Dhirendra Kumar l, on other hand Kumar said, he was not aware of any such activity.
We are verifying the claims and further investigations are on, Additional Commissioner of Police (East District) Sanjay Sehrawat said.
Amid surge in second wave of Covid-19, several states in India is facing shortage of Covid-19 vaccines. At least 8 states have decided to float global tenders for procuring the doses as they struggle to inoculate those in the age group of 18-44, who became eligible for the shots in third phase of vaccination that rolled out on May 1.
On Wednesday, the BJP said the 84% of the coronavirus vaccines exported so far by the Centre were part of commercial and licensing liabilities of the two manufacturers, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech. The clarification came after the criticism of the central government from various quarters for sending vaccines to other countries without fulfilling requirements of beneficiaries in India.
