India, Dec. 3 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Centre over its statement that it had never spoken about inoculating everyone with a vaccine against COVID-19, and asked what Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands by.

The Centre on Tuesday said there may not be a need to vaccinate the country's entire population against COVID-19 if critical masses of people are given a shot to break the chain of virus transmission, and made it clear it had never spoken about inoculating everyone.

"PM - Everyone will get the vaccine. BJP in Bihar elections - Everyone in Bihar will get a free vaccine. Now, GOI - Never said everyone will get a vaccine. Exactly what does the PM stand by?" Gandhi said in a tweet.

Health Secretary Rajesh B...