Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 14: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta has sought preference for vaccination to shopkeepers, Rehriwallas and other similar traders who fall in a high risk category due to their coming in direct contact on a daily basis with large number of consumers visiting their establishments for purchasing various items.
The senior BJP leader, raised the demand after taking stock of the problems being faced by the shopkeepers and Rehriwallas during his meeting with them here, today.
Flanked by former Minister, Sunil Sharma and Arvind Gupta, the former Deputy Chief Minister later addressing media persons explained the reasons that necessitate the vaccination of these categories and said that BJP has already constituted teams in every district for proper vaccination of people against Coronavirus besides, having launched a Helpline service for the welfare of people during the prevailing crisis situation.
He said that BJP is making all efforts to deal with the unprecedented situation by providing all possible help including the holding of testing camps, medical camps, etc to augment the Government’s initiatives. He assured that very soon the vaccines will be administered to all the people in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.
While enumerating the Government initiatives to address the crisis, Kavinder Gupta reiterated that the Union Territory administration is leaving no stone unturned to provide succour to those affected by the pandemic. He asserted that the biggest priority today is to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Minister Sunil Sharma said that the BJP stands committed to provide vaccination to one and all including the people in the remote hilly areas. He cautioned the people against the advancing of the COVID-19 virus infection even to the rural areas and urged the people of rural areas to seriously follow all the SOPs issued by the Government from time to time as per the exigency of the situation. He also appealed to the people not to come out of their homes until there is utmost urgency.
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