Maharashtra: Parties claim credit for free vaccines before CM’s announcement

Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state in India with 66,191 cases registered on Sunday. The state is looking at the vaccination drive starting from May 1, which will open vaccine drive for everyone above 18 years of age, to help in curbing the spread of infection. But before the rollout, political parties in Maharashtra are engaged in credit war, each claiming free vaccines credit even before an official announcement by Chief Minster Uddhav Thackeray.

State cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday tweeted “free Covid-19 vaccination in Maharashtra", but he immediately deleted it and apologised for creating “confusion".