Free vaccine in Bihar, are others from Bangladesh?’ Uddhav Thackeray in Dussehra speech by Rajkumarrr_comics

Free vaccine in Bihar, are others from Bangladesh?’ Uddhav Thackeray in Dussehra speech

Story : The announcement of a free Covid-19 vaccine as an election promise singling out one state adds a political twist to a subject that has so far been largely framed by cooperative rather than competitive federalism.

The BJP announcement promising free Covid-19 vaccination for all in Bihar as part of its election manifesto has taken several states by surprise. Especially, since until now the vaccine conversation between the Centre and the states was around identifying who should receive it on a priority basis.

So the announcement of a free vaccine as an election promise singling out one state adds a political twist to a subject — Covid management — that has so far been largely framed by cooperative rather than competitive federalism.