Karnataka Congress offers Rs 100 crore to help procure COVID-19 vaccines

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Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar said that he will write to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to utilise their LAD funds for vaccine procurement.
Shivakumar urged the state government to allow diversion of LAD funds for vaccine procurement.
As per current rules, only central and state governments, hospitals and industries can directly procure vaccines from the manufacturers.
New Delhi: The Karnataka Congress announced on Friday (May 14) that the MPs, MLAs and MLCs will mobilise their Local Area Development (LAD) fund of around Rs 100 crore to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the state. 
"The government has miserably failed to protect the people and vaccinate people. Hence, the MPs, MLAs and MLCs of the Congress, who are 95 in number have decided to donate at least Rs one crore each to procure vaccines," PTI quoted former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, as saying. 

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