AIIMS chief who led audit: Can't say Delhi govt exaggerated oxygen demand by 4X

Amid a war of words between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party over the Oxygen Audit report by a Supreme Court mandated Committee, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria, who led the audit has now said, it would not be correct to say that Delhi "exaggerated" its oxygen needs by four times during the second wave of Covid.

In an interview to NDTV, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said, the Delhi oxygen audit is an interim report and the final report is yet to come. Asked whether the report was exaggerated four times, Dr Guleria replied, "I don't think we could say that". He added, that the matter is in the Supreme Court and we need to wait and see what the top court says about it. Guleria said under-counting of active cases and other factors also need to be considered.

On Friday, the report circulated by media outlets said, that the Delhi government "exaggerated" the capital's oxygen needs by four times at the peak of the second wave and the supply of excess oxygen to Delhi "affected other states".