The Congress on Thursday claimed that that the second wave of COVID-19 had exposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “failed” Gujarat model that was built on “publicity, good headlines and PR management”. Recalling Mr. Modi’s promise of implementing the Gujarat model across the country ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Satav said, “Nobody understood that the Gujarat model means only publicity, good headlines and PR management. In the last six years, what the PM has done is replicate the Gujarat model in the country. “He (PM) talked a lot about the Gujarat model, but neither could health infrastructure nor other things be improved. Asked if the Congress-ruled states would provide free vaccines for all, he said, “I am confident that Congress-ruled states will work effectively towards providing vaccines for all.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2021 15:50 UTC