Can't Say Delhi Exaggerated Oxygen Demand 4 Times: AIIMS Chief, Who Led Audit

Saturday, 26 June 2021Newsdesk

It would not be correct to say that Delhi "exaggerated" its oxygen needs by four times during the second wave of Covid, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria - who heads the sub group that led the audit- said, reacting to a report that has set off a new clash between the Centre and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the capital.

New Delhi, 26 June 2021

As per news report of NDTV,"Delhi oxygen audit is an interim report. We should wait for the final report," Dr Guleria told NDTV this morning. Asked whether the report was exaggerated four times, Dr Guleria replied, "I don't think we could say that". "The matter is in the Supreme Court. We need to wait and see what the top court says about it. Undercounting of active cases and other factors need to be considered," he added. On Friday, a report circulated in the media - from sources close to the BJP - claiming that the Delhi government "exaggerated" the capital's oxygen needs by four times at the peak of the second wave and the supply of excess oxygen to Delhi "affected other states".

Source -NDTV