File image: JP Nadda, BJP National PresidentJ P Nadda, president of BJP, made a dig at RJD's Tejashwi Yodav on Sunday, saying that "our workers" were on the streets helping people affected by the recent COVID-19 surge. This was in contrast to "many others who remained only active on Twitter".Nadda, who was able to attend the BJP's Bihar state executive meeting via video conference, said that the saffron members live by the motto "sevah sangathan hai" ("service is equivalent to organization).Yadav frequently uses Twitter to criticise Nitish Kumar's government.After spending nearly a month in the capital, the 31-year-old opposition leader claimed he was caring for his father Lalu Prasad (RJD national president).We live by the motto that service is equivalent to organization. No trepidation from our workers, they helped the poor during the second wave. Nadda said that many others decided to stay active on Twitter and quarantine themselves in safe areas.COVID-19 Vaccine Commonly Asked Questions View More How does a vaccine function? The vaccine mimics a natural infection. A vaccine induces an immune response that protects people against future COVID-19 infections. It also builds herd immunity quickly to end the pandemic. A vaccine induces immunity in a sufficient number of people to prevent the spread of a disease from person-to-person. Good news is that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was relatively stable which makes it more likely that a vaccine will be developed. There are many vaccines. There are four main types of vaccines. One is a vaccine that is based on the entire virus. Two are vaccines that use a benign virus to carry the antigen of SARS.CoV. Three are nucleic-acid vaccines with genetic material such as DNA and RNA of the antigens. Four are protein subunit vaccines, which contain the recombinant protein of SARS.COV-2 and an adjuvant (booster). How long does it take for a vaccine to be developed? The process of developing a vaccine is complex and long. Vaccines are not given to patients with a specific disease, but are administered to healthy people as well as to vulnerable groups such children and pregnant women. It is mandatory to undergo rigorous testing. Although five years is the fastest time to develop a vaccine, it often takes twice as long or more. See moreThe BJP leader, who loves Bihar as a place he was born and raised, also reaffirmed the need to remind the younger generation about the excesses of the Congress government's Emergency and the lawlessness that kept Bihar on the news during Lalu Prasad’s 15-year reign."During Emergency, even a simple visit to Jayaprakash Narayan’s Kadam Kuan home could lead to arrest. While in prison, our comrades Ashwini Kumar Choubey (Union Minister) were subject to unimaginable cruelty. Today's youth don't know this. These things should be made known to them, and about the sacrifices that our generation made for democracy preservation," stated Nadda, who was an active member in the Akhil Bharatiya Vilayarthi Parishad in 1970s.He said, "They should also remember the days under Lalu when people feared to venture outside after sunset and doctors and other professionals began to migrate out to Bihar in fear of rampant extortion and kidnappings to ransom."The Congress and the RJD are long-standing allies, and they share power at the Centre and in the state.The BJP president mocked the agitations against new farm laws and said that Narendra Singh Tomar, the agriculture minister, had shared an anecdote in which, when asked to name the provisions they found objectionable, protesters could not find any. They have started a movement.He also asked party leaders to inform the public about the efforts of the Narendra Modi government in improving the lives of farmers, small and medium-scale businesses and all sections of society.He exhorted the party workers to make every effort to ensure the success for the universal vaccine against COVID-19, and to work with the motto "mera Booth- corona Mukt, Vaccination Yukt" (my booth is free of corona, fully vaccinated).
