Citizens are in a tizzy over ‘essentials’ rule BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 06:00 IST A mobile shop owner pasting his phone number at Hesaraghatta road to facilitate his customers to call him for home delivery of gizmos Govt released revised rules for the semi-lockdown during the second wave; citizens urge that the definition of ‘‘essential services” be reconsidered The state government said that the semi-lockdown imposed on Bengaluru will allow all shops with “essential items” to be open on weekdays, until 9 pm and on weekends between 6 am and 10 am. Many citizens feel that it is time for the government to redefine “essentials”.