Shahid Siddiqui, Chief Editor of Nai Duniya, thanked senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for securing Covid-19 drug Remdesivir for him after reading his plea for help on Twitter. Inadvertently, however, he appears to have revealed that Priyanka Gandhi had bought the anti-viral drug for her brother Rahul Gandhi even though he did not require it.
Shahid Siddiqui also revealed that Priyanka Gandhi did not want him to thank her publicly for it but he did anyway because he wanted to express his gratitude towards her. The revelation came at a time when people are being advised not to hoard Remdesivir. Rahul Gandhi had earlier tested positive for the Coronavirus.
https://twitter.com/shahid_siddiqui/status/1386735618009427968?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe outburst in Covid-19 cases has led to a situation where Remdesivir is being hoarded by people who do not require it and black marketing also. As a consequence, the cost of the drug has shot up exponentially.
People have been arrested as well for black marketing of the drug. Two nurses in Uttar Pradesh, Abid Khan and Ankit Sharma, were arrested for stealing the Remdesivir of a dying man and auctioning it. Cipla had to issue a statement warning people against scammers.
People are wondering on social media if Rahul Gandhi was even prescribed the drug and how did Priyanka Gandhi come in possession of it.
https://twitter.com/JhhenB/status/1386913811345539072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/ashish_win/status/1386912379137511426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Saanch23/status/1386894528699715589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/manasdoon/status/1386872658709540864?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwDoctors have regularly opined against the use of Remdesivir without expert recommendation. Doctors say that it is not a magic bullet and everyone does not need it. According to protocol, it is not administered to everyone who needs it.
Under such circumstances, Priyanka Gandhi needs to come clear on whether Rahul Gandhi was prescribed the drug by a doctor.