The Congress party on Friday, hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he ‘misled the country’ on the 100-crore vaccination mark feat and alleged that contrary to the government’s claims, only 21 per cent of the country’s population was vaccinated. Commenting on PM Narendra Modi’s address earlier during the day, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh claimed that PM did not talk about issues of inflation and terrorism.

“The prime minister should talk about the issues confronting the nation, but instead he is celebrating ‘Mahotsava’. The PM touched issues in a wrong manner and shared wrong data while trying to mislead the country,” he said. The party also taunted the BJP for celebrating the 100-crore doses feat, instead of condoling the families of 4.53 lakh people who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Expected’ PM would speak on ‘inflation. civilian killings’ 

“We would like to ask the prime minister that it would have been nice if he had shared when we are going to start vaccinations for our school-going and college-going students. It would have been good if the PM answered when his promise of the entire population would be fulfilled by December 31, 2021,” Vallabh said.

He further said that the Congress party was ‘expecting’ that PM Modi would speak on the issue of civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorism, inflation, among others.

Earlier during the day, PM Narendra Modi delivered an address to the nation and said that there is a level of confidence in the entire country after the 100 crore vaccine doses feat. He further added that there was “optimism, optimism and optimism”, but warned citizens to not their guard against COVID-19.