“The aim of the white paper is to show the road ahead. We have discussed it with experts and developed four pillars,” Rahul Gandhi said

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released a white paper by the party on the Centre’s Covid management and said the intention was not to “point fingers but help India tackle the third wave.”
Releasing the white paper, the former Congress chief said it is clear that the management of the first and second wave of COVID-19 was “disastrous”. “There were certain reasons as to why it was disastrous, we’ve tried to point out those reasons in our white paper. This is a blueprint about how to react to the third wave which is going to come,” he said.
“The aim of this white paper on COVID19 is not finger-pointing at the government but to help the nation prepare for the third wave of infection. The whole country knows that a third wave will strike,” Gandhi said in a virtual presser.
Stating that the government should be open-minded, Gandhi said that vaccination is key to fight the pandemic. “Central pillar is vaccination. It is very important that we have an aggressive vaccination strategy. The government must be prepared… have hospitals, oxygen, meds ready. If you think the second wave is bad, the third one will be worse.”
“It is our intention to provide the government with information and insights into what went wrong,” Gandhi said. The aim of this white paper is not finger-pointing at the government but to help the nation prepare for the third wave of infection, he said.
Referring to the record 82.7 lakh vaccinationson Monday, Gandhi said, “Yes, good work has happened yesterday (highest number of vaccines administered) but this is not a series of events. But govt has to make this process work not just for one day but every day until we’ve vaccinated our whole population.” Gandhi also urged the government to treat all states equally for COVID-19 vaccinations, asserting that there should be no bias and they should not be viewed as BJP or opposition states.