Maharashtra cabinet minister and NCP chief Nawab Malik on Friday urged the Centre to not let the state's Covid-19 vaccination drive stop due to a paucity of vaccines.

Responding to remarks by newly appointed Union Minister of State for Health Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar, the NCP chief said: "MoS Health Bharati Pravin said there should be no vaccine politics. The Centre puts out huge statistics (about vaccines), but vaccines do not reach the state. Many centres in Mumbai are shut."