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Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will decide on the nature of lockdown and its extension after review of the situation in various districts and based on experts report on Saturday.
Speaking to presspersons after visiting the government hospital at Rattihalli in Haveri district on Wednesday, Mr. Bommai said that the Chief Minister will also be visiting Belagavi and Dharwad districts on Friday.
“While COVID-19 infections have come down in a few districts, in the others there is a need for bringing them down. All these factors will be considered apart from the experts report before deciding on the nature and extension of lockdown,” he said.
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Poor handling of pandemic cited as a reason for the ruling party’s setback
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M. Prabhanjan Kumar, who contested the ULB polls as an Independent candidate, being greeted by the people of his constituency after he registered a victory.
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Poor handling of pandemic cited as a reason for the ruling party’s setback
The Opposition Congress has registered a spectacular victory in the elections held to 10 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Karnataka by securing a majority of the seats in six ULBs, including the Ballari City Corporation, while the JD(S) managed to bag two ULBs.
Yediyurappa’s diktat has uneven impact on district Ministers
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Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, who is in charge of Kalaburagi and Bagalkot districts, holding a virtual meeting with district officials.
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Special Arrangement Nearly a week after the BJP government came under intense criticism from the Opposition over district in-charge Ministers not doing enough in their districts, it seems to have been a mixed effort from the Ministers, who have been present, physically or virtually, to monitor the situation.
Following the criticism from the Opposition at the all-party meeting convened by Governor Vajubhai R. Vala, the Ministers were nudged to be more proactive in their districts by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. The surge in COVID-19 cases outside Bengaluru has become a cause for concern since several districts are reporting a higher Case Fatality Rate and higher cases in proportion to their population.