Ramp Up Vaccination, Increase Testing In 5 States Going To Polls: Centre
NDTV
Vaccination for Coronavirus should be ramped up in states where elections will be held early next year, the government said today after a review meeting. There should be strict Enforcement of Covid-appropriate behaviour and testing should be exponentially accelerated to curb and sudden surge of the virus, the government said amid courts' demand that the election be pushed back in view of the threat from the highly contagious Omicron strain.
At the meeting today, the Center reviewed the public health response measures and vaccination status in the states – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
The Centre has advised ramping up vaccination "through district-wise weekly plan with daily review".
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance clinched a historic victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, winning 235 out of 288 seats.
Varanasi: Half a dozen men rained punches and blows on the cop as his wife and children waited inside the car, horrified.
The BJP has managed a successful course correction in Maharashtra, where just a few months ago, it has slid massively in the Lok Sabha polls.
The NCP (SP) candidates who defeated their NCP rivals included Jitendra Awhad who defeated Najeeb Mulla in Mumbra Kalwa.
Jan Suraaj candidates failed to make a significant impact, finishing third in three constituencies and one in the fourth position.
Police arrested Deepak Max, 20, caught after an encounter by Crime Branch, while Krish Gupta, 18, by local police from the same area.
The prime minister said the Maharashtra election also shows that only one Constitution will work in India and that was given to the people of the country by B R Ambedkar.
The Prime Minister said the Congress' outsized interest in its own welfare is a "threat to democracy".
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This is the third consecutive time that the BJP has emerged as the largest party in Maharashtra, which is undoubtedly a historic feat, Prime Minister Modi said.