BJP demands apology from Akhilesh Yadav for ‘BJP vaccine’ jibe

The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded an apology from Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over his ‘BJP vaccine’ jibe as his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, took the vaccine jab.

UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, in a tweet, demanded an apology from Akhilesh Yadav.
“Mulayam Singh Yadav getting jabbed is ample evidence that Akhilesh Yadav had spread canard against the vaccine and he should tender an apology for his act,” he said.

BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh also tweeted on Monday, “I hope the rank and file of the Samajwadi Party will draw inspiration from the vaccine taken by SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and take the vaccine jab.”
In his tweet he also tagged the photo of Mulayam Singh being vaccinated at a private hospital in Gurugram.
Earlier, Mulayam’s younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav had also taken the vaccine at a government hospital in Lucknow. She had then batted for the vaccine and had appealed to the people to get the jab as early as possible.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, ahead of the commencement of the nation-wide vaccination programme on January 16 this year had said that he would not take the “BJPs vaccine” and when “our government” comes to power everyone would be vaccinated for free.

The Yogi Adityanath government has launched a vaccination campaign on war footing. To contain the spread of the pandemic, the government, along with the vaccination, has also launched testing, tracing and treatment programmes across the state. The government has also opened pink vaccine booths only for women.