D.K. Shivakumar criticises Yediyurappa over failure to visit Chamarajanagar
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Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s failure to visit Chamarajanagar after the tragic dying of 24 individuals due to oxygen scarcity within the district hospital got here below sharp focus throughout Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar’s visit on Sunday.
The KPCC chief, who visited the homes of the victims to current a cheque for ₹1 lakh every, took a dig on the Chief Minister for not visiting the district to console the bereaved. Mr. Shivakumar mentioned Mr. Yediyurappa was afraid to face the anger of the folks. He additionally mentioned the State intelligence had alerted the Chief Minister of the outrage among the many public over the federal government’s dealing with of the COVID-19 scenario and had suggested him in opposition to visiting Chamarajanagar.
But, the Congress chief mentioned, the Chief Minister ought to have proven braveness and confronted the folks. Mr. Yediyurappa could also be from Shivamogga, however he shouldn’t neglect that he’s Chief Minister of your entire State, he mentioned.
Mr. Shivakumar additionally mentioned the “chair” was essential to the BJP chief. When requested if Mr. Yediyurappa could have failed to visit Chamarajanagar due to the “jinx” of Chief Ministers shedding energy after visiting the district, he didn’t give a direct reply. “It is left to him. But I have come…,” he mentioned.
‘Played down’
He criticised the State authorities for initially taking part in down the tragedy by claiming that solely three individuals had died. Later, when the Congress staff visited the city, it turned out that many extra folks had died within the tragedy, he mentioned.
He termed the deaths a “murder” dedicated by the federal government and in addition countered the federal government’s claims on the variety of COVID-19 deaths within the State. In the following legislature session, the Congress will search a dying audit, he mentioned.
He was accompanied by KPCC working president R. Dhruvanarayan, amongst others.
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