Harsh Vardhan's resignation testament to Centre's poor handling of COVID, says DK Shivakumar ANI | Updated: Jul 08, 2021 08:56 IST Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 8 (ANI): Commenting on the Union Cabinet reshuffle, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said that the exit of Dr Harsh Vardhan as Union Health Minister was proof of the Centre's all-round failure to manage COVID-19 crisis. Vardhan resigned from the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday, hours before a cabinet expansion. Speaking in a press meet held at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday, Shivakumar said, "Today, Health Minister Harsha Vardhan has stepped down from the Union Cabinet, which is a huge testament to the government's poor handling of the COVID situation. It is not the responsibility of anyone but the Centre and the state government. The government has to respond to the pain of the public."