He asked the Centre on what basis did the union ministry assume that we were in an extremely comfortable position in terms of LMO supply. “Why was no prompt effective action taken to import the planned 1 lakh MT oxygen during the past five months? Is it true that only 33 out of the planned PSA oxygen generators have been installed in the hospitals so far?” he said.

Chavan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-proclaimed victory over the COVID-19 pandemic at the World Economic Forum had left the global community aghast, particularly as more than 50 countries have banned incoming flights from India. “And now we are desperately asking for oxygen and other medical supplies from those countries. We are paying a huge price for this incompetent leadership. This complacency and lack of decisive action at the highest level has driven India to this catastrophe,” he added.

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BJP’s state chief spokesperson Keshav Upadhye retorted saying, “First talk about your very own CM who said in November that the second wave of Coronavirus infection will be like a tsunami and yet did not prepare for the worst in five months,” Upadhye said.