Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday 24 May 2021

Divide and Rule

 


 

That was the main strategy which the British used to rule over India for over 150 years

They did not want 250 Princely  States ( each headed by a Raja / Maharaja ) to realize that their real enemy was the British Rule , and get united to fight against it jointly. The British ensured that these Raja-Maharajas, kept fighting each other !

It seems History is about to repeat

This time, we have some 28 States and a common enemy called COVID-19

These 28 States are unwilling / refusing to combine their efforts to fight COVID

When it comes to bulk purchase of COVID vaccine, they seem to be saying : Each state for itself !

Each has floated its own tender for purchase of Vaccines

Imagine, if India were to be attacked by one enemy from the East and another from West ( You can fill in the names of those enemies and the Eastern / Western States being invaded / attacked )

Under such a situation, can we permit the States under attack to start procuring armaments from abroad ( or even locally ), all on their own ?  Rifles – Tanks – Grenades – Fighters – Bombers ..etc ?

All states bypassing the Central Defense Procurement System ?

All States pleading with foreign armament manufacturers ( and their Agents ), to give its order a higher priority than the needs of the other States – also under attack !

A chaos will prevail . Enemy will not get defeated !

In the matter of Vaccine purchases , this scenario has started playing out as evident from following news report appearing in today’s ( 25 May ) papers :

No response to Maha bid to buy vaccines   /  HT

Moderna, Pfizer can’t supply to India due to pre-orders : Govt  /  Eco Times

State draws blank to vaccine global tender, BMC likely to extend time for three bidders / TOI

Will ensure vaccine supply, says Centre as Pfizer, Moderna turn down States  / Business Line



Dear Hon Supreme Court,



I believe you are hearing a Petition on this subject ( Centralized Vaccine Procurement and Uniform Prices, across entire India )


I urge you to guide / direct , both the Centre and the States , to join hands and implement the VACCINE PROCUREMENT PROCESS , as suggested in my following blog / email of yesterday ( sent to All ) :


Apple for Apple ? Vaccine against Vaccine ?

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  25 May 2021

 

1 comment:

  1. Leaders seek brownie points in pandemic also. States got fitting reply to thier objection to indigenous vaccine and instigating public. They have not even done 100% vaccination of front line workers thus failed to convince.

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