Coronavirus | Shiv Sena, BJP in war of words over Remdesivir issue

Sena alleges BJP has agenda; BJP dares State to take action

The ruling Shiv Sena on Monday accused the opposition BJP of playing with an agenda to ensure that the Maharashtra government failed in handling the COVID-19 situation. The BJP, however, dared the State government to take action against its leaders if it had evidence that the party leaders were involved in black marketing of Remdesivir injection. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partner Congress too slammed the BJP alleging that the party misled the State by claiming that it had permission to buy and distribute Remdesivir in Maharashtra. The political slugfest began on Saturday night after the over the allegations of hoarding of thousands of vials of the injection, which is being used to save lives amid the pandemic. BJP leaders, including former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, rushed to the police station objecting to the police action and claimed that the BJP had permission to buy those vials, which were to be given to the Maharashtra government itself. According to sources, the Daman-based company had no such permission.