News Bihar polls special coverage FM defends vaccine promise Underfire from the Opposition over the BJP’s poll promise of free Covid vaccine in poll-bound Bihar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday asserted that the announcement was “perfectly in order” and that the party can announce what it wants to do when it comes to power. The move was slammed by Opposition parties demanding action by the Election Commission (EC), while alleging that the ruling party was using the pandemic for political gains. The Opposition had said the promise of a vaccine in an election manifesto shows BJP’s “desperation” and asked whether non-BJP states will get free Covid vaccine. Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Share on SMS Share on X (Twitter)