SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' -""8 F + & . $G $ $G G 2.#%2$3! : 0#1 =22- => ?' ' & 1,.23 ,4567 )*,./0 2(0B,(C(0D,('0 39:+,( ,9,5 298,';,:' 3,<8A9' /',0(05<(,'0<N2 ',39:E '3,"'D2,'C !" ) '* ) 4 5( 6! $ %'( $) & / 4'889 anyone the right to declare if we’re people of Congress or not, itching for a strong nobody has that right. We’ll PCongress leadership at the build the party and strengthen Centre in order to corner the it. We believe in the strength Narendra Modi-led and unity of the Congress”. Government, the group of 23 His Cabinet colleagues Congress leaders, known in the Kapil Sibal and Manish Tewari party circles as “dissident” voic- also batted for a strong es, on Saturday launched a Congress leadership at the top. ( 0/:;( fresh offensive questioning the Sibal said, “We had gathered top brass of the party why it together earlier too and we ligible Covid-19 vaccine failed to utilise the services of have to strengthen the party Easpirants in the country an “experienced” leader like together”. will have to shell out 250 per Ghulam Nabi Azad when it Sibal questioned as to why shot — 150 cost of vaccine needed him the most. the Congress was not utilising plus 100 service charge — if At least seven leaders the rich experience of Ghulam they opt to get themselves belonging to this “group of dis- Nabi Azad. inoculated at the designated senters”, assembled in Jammu “He is one such leader who private hospitals during the sec- to attend Shanti Sammelan knows the ground reality of ond phase of the vaccination organised by the Gandhi Congress in every district of drive beginning March 1 to States and UTs on the vacci- vate hospitals empanelled Global Family. every State. We were saddened cover people aged above 60 nation of age-appropriate under Ayushman Bharat Interestingly, the “show of when we realised that he is years and those over 45 with groups through a video con- PMJAY, over 600 hospitals strength” was organised by being freed from Parliament. comorbidities. ference (VC) on Saturday. empanelled under CGHS and these leaders a day after the We didn’t want him to go from However, the Government “There would be other private hospitals empan- announcement of the Assembly Parliament”. hospitals will be providing the Government health facilities elled under State Governments. polls by the Election "#$ Referring to the treatment jab free, the cost to be borne by which will be used as Covid “Health Insurance Schemes Commission of India (ECI) in meted out to Azad by the party the Centre. “The private hos- vaccine centres such as medical can participate as CVCs. Health five States, including Kerala, high command, Sibal said, pitals can charge up to 250 per college hospitals, district hos- Departments of State Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Apart from Ghulam Nabi Pradesh Congress Committee, ation should connect (to the “What is the real role of dose of Covid-19 vaccine. pitals, sub divisional hospitals, Governments have already ini- Bengal. Azad, former Cabinet Ministers including its chief GA Mir, party). We’ve seen good days of Ghulam Nabi Azad ? A person However, the jab will be given CHCs, PHCs, Health Sub tiated dialogue with these pri- In one voice all these lead- Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari, attended the event. Only loy- the Congress. We don’t want to who flies an aircraft is an expe- free of cost at Government Centres and Health and vate hospitals so that they can ers sent out a clear message to Anand Sharma, former alists of Ghulam Nabi Azad see it weakening as we become rienced person. An engineer hospitals across the States. The Wellness Centres. Geo refer- be encouraged to participate in the Congress leadership to Haryana Chief Minister from the Kashmir Valley and older.” accompanies him to detect cost will be borne by the ence maps with GPS coordi- this drive as CVCs. start working towards strength- Bhupinder Singh Hooda, par- Jammu region attended the In a veiled attack on the and repair any malfunctioning Centre,” said Union Health nates of all these health facili- A list of all these private ening the party before it’s too liamentarians Raj Babbar, and event in full strength. party leadership, the former in the engine. Ghulam Nabi ji Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a ties have been prepared that hospitals has been uploaded on late. The tone and tenor of the Vivek Tankha attended the Leading the charge from Union Minister went on to add, is experienced as well as an statement here. will serve as CVCs and these the website of Ministry of speeches made by these leaders event in Jammu. the front, one of the senior “All of us have covered a long engineer”. “250 will be the ceiling — Geo referenced maps are being Health and Family Welfare clearly indicated the Congress Wearing saffron headgears, most members of the group distance to reach where we’re Echoing similar sentiments 150 cost of vaccine plus 100 shared with the States,” a senior and National Health Authority,” party is headed for a major all these leaders also openly Anand Sharma said, “The today. Nobody among us has Anand Sharma also said, service charge. This arrange- health official added. said the official. “shakeup” in the days to come. came out in support of the Congress has weakened in the come through the window, all “There has never come such an ment will remain effective till To ramp up the Covid vac- So far, 77 per cent of These leaders also made it demand for restoring “state- last decade. Our voice is for the of us have walked through the occasion after 1950 when there further orders,” Bhushan said in cination capacity manifold, sig- healthcare workers have been clear they will not sit idle as the hood” to Jammu & Kashmir. betterment of the party. It door. We have come through is no representative of Jammu a statement here following an nificantly a large number of administered with the first country was facing numerous None of the office-bearers should be strengthened every- the students’ movement, the & Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. interaction with Health private facilities are being dose and 70 per cent got the challenges. of the Jammu & Kashmir where once again. New gener- youth movement. I’ve not given This will be corrected”. Secretaries and MDs (NHM) of involved. “Around 10,000 pri- second dose, the official added. %&' ( # !"$% &$" /& (( ;00'( While the Congress-DMK talks are in a deadlock, the ith the Election AIADMK scored a major point ! WCommission of India on Friday by enacting a legis- declaring the poll schedule for lation that granted 10.5 per cent #$% the Tamil Nadu Legislative reservation for the 2 crore "# Assembly on Friday, the DMK strong Vanniyar community in $ and the Congress are finding it the Government service. This ( 0/:;( %#%# difficult to arrive at an amica- has been a long standing & ble seat sharing agreement. demand of Dr Ramadoss, he Centre on Saturday $ A national leader of the founder of the PMK. This Tadvised States and UTs — Congress told The Pioneer that brought in some cheer to the Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, &' the DMK is proving to be a AIADMK as it has pacified Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, ( tough taskmaster when it is three of its major allies, the BJP, West Bengal, Telangana and ( ( ( (( '*+ #$% ''&" time for seat allocation. “The the PMK and the Puthiya Jammu & Kashmir — to ( & "#$ ( )'(* + maximum they had offered as Tamilakam. enforce Covid-appropriate $ till Saturday 2 pm is just 20 ( ( ) ( # The DMK, which has been behaviour by dealing firmly surveillance strategies in in districts reporting a reduc- + , seats. Please remember that the #( "#$ on an aggressive mood till with violations and ensure respect of potential super tion in testing, and increase -. Congress was allocated 40 seats early last week, has suddenly effective surveillance in case of spreading events,” the Union RT- PCR tests in districts hav- / $ during the 2016 Assembly elec- 40. “The DMK is winning elec- led Narayanasamy mellowed down and main- potential super spreading Health Ministry said in a ing high antigen testing. tion and we won eight seats,” tion by making use of the Government in Puducherry taining a silence. Meanwhile events so as not to let the situ- statement. The States and UT were said the senior leader who did goodwill enjoyed by the which lost vote of trust because TTV Dhinakaran, general sec- ation go out of hand. The need for effective test- directed to focus on surveil- ' ' ) not want to be identified. Congress in Tamil Nadu. There of the resignation of the lone retary of the AMMK and These States and UTs have ing, comprehensive tracking, lance and stringent contain- ( ( Last week the team of is a strong anti-DMK feeling in DMK member. nephew of VK Sasikala, been reporting a high Covid- prompt isolation of positive ment in selected districts #$% & Congress leaders deputed by the State, but the Congress will The Congress negotiators Jayalalithaa’s former aide, 19 active caseload or an cases, and quick quarantine of reporting reduced tests/high " " & party chief Sonia Gandhi called survive because it has showed were led by former Kerala declared that he would be the increasing trend in new cases close contacts were also strong- positivity and increased cases. & . on the DMK headquarters and the world that the party does Chief Minister Oommen Chief Ministerial candidate of in the last week, noted Cabinet ly emphasised. They have also been 0 O+ 0 held a round of meeting with not require power to become Chandi and Karnataka leader the front to be led by his party.