Karnataka CM appoints six district in-charge ministers
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Bengaluru, May 3 : Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday effected minor reshuffle in the appointment of district in-charge ministers in the state.
In a notification issued by the government, Yediyurappa assigned Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol as the in-charge of the high-profile Belagavi district, despite having four leaders from this district in his Cabinet.
Belagavi assumes significance in state politics as it is the second largest district after Bengaluru which sends 18 MLAs to the state Assembly.
Karjol, who holds the Public Works portfolio, enjoys considerable rapport with the powerful Jarkiholi family in the district. He will be replacing Ramesh Jarkiholi, who had to step down as minister owing to his name cropping up in the alleged sleaze CD scandal in March this year.
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Leader of the OppositionSiddaramaiah on Thursday urged the State government to give 10 kg of rice to each poor person per month along with other essential items as the people are finding difficult to afford even basic essentials during the lockdown.
“People are home without jobs due to lockdown in the state. They are finding it difficult to afford even basic essentials. I urge @BSYBJP to distribute 10 kg of rice to each person along with other essential items,” he said on his Twitter handle.
Mr. Siddaramaiah also said Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti is unfit to continue as a Cabinet Minister. “Minister had the audacity to tell a poor farmer to die if he did not have food to eat. This anti-poor mindset of @BJP4India. It is unfortunate that @BSYBJP has not dropped him from the cabinet yet”, he tweeted.
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BJP National General Secretary C.T. Ravi said the State government did not err in handling the COVID-19 situation. “But we failed to follow the guidelines”, he said at a press conference in Hassan on Thursday.
The government was anticipating that the cases in the second wave of the virus would be double the cases reported in the first wave. But, the cases were 15 times more. “This is not the time do politics on the pandemic. Congress leaders are targeting the government. They should look at the situation in Congress-ruled States as well”, he said.
Further he said that the situation should be viewed as medical emergency, instead of blaming the party in power. “Because we exported vaccination to many countries, now many countries have come forward to help us combat the pandemic”, he said.
Karnataka: Minister Draws Flak For Asking Farmer To Die For Seeking More Rice In PDS
‘It s better to die. It s better that you stop the business of selling rice. Don t ring me again,’ Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti said.
Outlook Web Bureau 29 April 2021, Last Updated at 8:10 am File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-29T08:08:38+05:30 Karnataka: Minister Draws Flak For Asking Farmer To Die For Seeking More Rice In PDS outlookindia.com 2021-04-29T08:10:14+05:30
Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti drew flak from Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and opposition parties for reportedly asking a farmer to die when he requested enhanced supply of rice though the Public Distribution System.