Coronavirus | Rahul Gandhi spreading confusion, lies about vaccination: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday accused Congress chief Rahul Gandhi of spreading “misconceptions, confusion and lies” about COVID-19 vaccines, which was resulting in many individuals “putting their lives in danger” by refusing to take the doses.

He was reacting to a tweet by Mr. Gandhi through which the latter had taken a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme Mann Ki Baat.

“Bas har deshwasi tak vaccine pahucha do, fir cahe mann ki baat b hi suna do!” (Just ship the vaccine to each citizen, after which put forth your Mann ki Baat if you would like),” Mr. Gandhi had tweeted.

Hitting back, Mr. Chouhan said the Prime Minister was providing free vaccines to all while Mr. Gandhi was “solely spreading confusion”.

“Shame on you Rahul baba, it’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi who’s getting individuals vaccinated and never you. The Prime Minister is offering free vaccines to all of the residents of the nation and you’re solely spreading confusion! You unfold confusion, lied as a consequence of which many individuals refused to get vaccines,” Mr. Chouhan said on Twitter.

During the day, seeking to make people shed their reservations about vaccines against coronavirus, Mr. Modi spoke to residents of Dulariya village in MP’s Betul district, and the chat was aired on the PM’s monthly Mann Ki Baat broadcast on Sunday.

The MP CM further tweeted, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji as we speak spoke to the villagers in Dulariya village of Betul district who weren’t getting vaccinated as a consequence of confusion. Explained it to them in easy phrases and the villagers began taking the vaccine.” While the Prime Minister had removed the clouds of confusion about vaccination, the Chief Minister said Mr. Gandhi was “placing individuals’s lives in peril by mendacity, spreading misconceptions”.