In a series of tweets, Mr
Kumaraswamy said that coronavirus had been spreading fast after the government
unveiled the plan to "unlock" India.
HD Kumaraswamy made appeal to Prime
Minister in his tweet. (File)
Bengaluru: The government should impose a lockdown for another 20 days, former
Karnataka chief minister JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy said this morning as he
linked the rise in coronavirus cases to the ease in restrictions. An immediate
shutdown should be also be announced in Karnataka, "especially for
Bengaluru", the 68-year-old leader said, adding that "Bengaluru will
become another Brazil" if stricter restrictions are not put in place.
In a series of tweets, Mr
Kumaraswamy said that coronavirus had been spreading fast after the government
unveiled the plan to "unlock" India.
"Stop playing with
human lives. It will not serve any purpose to seal a few areas. If you care for
the human lives in Bengaluru, shut down the city totally for 20 days. Else,
Bengaluru will become another Brazil. People's lives are more important than
the economy," he wrote in Kannada, attacking the state government.
In another post, he said:
"Today India is among the countries with highest number of COVID-19 cases
and the problem must be seen in conjunction with our high density of population
compared to other countries."
India is the fourth
worst-hit nation by the pandemic after the United States, Brazil and
Russia. The country's coronavirus tally soared to 4.4 lakh cases this morning.
Over 14,000 people have died so far.
A rapid increase is observed in the days following the lifting of the lock-down. The question is, do we passively wait as the country is all set to over take Brazil?
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I urge @CMofKarnataka to immediately announce lock down for 20 days, especially for Bengaluru. I also urge him to grant a compensation of at least Rs. 5000 through DBT to all daily wage workers including cab/auto drivers and weavers.
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"A rapid increase is observed in the days following the lifting of the lock-down. The question is, do we passively wait as the country is all set to overtake Brazil?," the JDS leader further said.
"I urge the Prime Minister to notice that the selective seal-down in containment zones has not served its purpose of arresting the pandemic and to impose a further 20 days national lock down. Lets not put economy ahead of peoples' safety (sic)," the JDS leader added.
Appealing for relief measures for daily-wage workers, cab and auto drivers in the state, he tagged Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and said: "I urge @CMofKarnataka to immediately announce lock down for 20 days, especially for Bengaluru. I also urge him to grant a compensation of at least Rs. 5000 through DBT to all daily wage workers including cab/auto drivers and weavers."
In Karnataka, more than 9,000 people have been affected by the pandemic. The state recorded a single-day spike of 249 cases on Monday. 142 patients have died so far.
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