Jaishankar slams Congress over oxygen 'shortage' in embassies

New Delhi External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday took on the Congress, which had attempted to project that the Central government had collapsed, and foreign embassies were reaching out to the opposition for help with their Covid-19 medical emergencies.

On Sunday, the New Zealand Embassy in New Delhi tweeted an SOS tagging youth leader of the Congress, saying, "Could you please help with oxygen cylinder urgently at the New Zealand High Commission? Thank you."

Youth Congress president B.V. Srinivas responded to the request and tweeted an hour later saying, "We have reached New Zealand High Commission with oxygen cylinders. Please open the gates and save a soul on time."

However, the New Zealand Embassy apologized soon after, saying, "We are trying all sources to arrange for oxygen cylinders urgently and our appeal has unfortunately been misinterpreted, for which we are sorry."