‘Wake Up & Smell The Coffee’: Justice Chandrachud Tears Into Modi Govt Over Handling Of Pandemic

Entry posted by ADMIN May 31, 2021

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No matter on which side of the political spectrum you’re on, you have to agree that the Indian government’s handling of the pandemic could have been better.

What definitely should have been better is the kind of responses, both verbal and non-verbal, that certain government officials and their supporters have been giving.

And no, we’re not the ones saying it, a judge of the Supreme Court Of India, Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is saying so.

In today’s Suo Moto case in front of the Supreme Court, where they were discussing the COVID-19 management, Justice Chandrachud made a few scathing remarks, especially on how matters around the media’s reportage of the management have been stifled.

In one of the most scathing moments of the day’s discussion, Justice Chandrachud stated, “Saw report of a dead body being thrown into the river, don't know if a sedition case has been filed against the news channel yet for showing that.”

This was a powerfully-sarcastic comment that conveyed the displeasure at the manner in which government officials viewed the reporting of COVID-19 related issues by the media.

In another moment, the Justice asked, that why do state governments need to pay a higher price for procuring the vaccines, when the central government paid less.

Justice Chandrachud: If this is the rationale, why do the States have to pay a higher price ? You have to ensure that vaccines are available at the same price across the nation. You can’t have a price at the Centre. #SupremeCourtofIndia #COVID19