Five Bhatkal patients discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19
Karwar: Five COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the INS Patanjali Hospital in Naval Base have been released on Tuesday. The district administration has decided to keep them at a quarantine center in Bhatkal, said Deputy Commissioner Harish Kumar K.
Bhatkal's COVID-19 patients have recovered quickly as they appropriately responded to the treatment. As per government's procedure those who get discharged after recovery would be kept in isolation for a few days, he added.
A total of 9 people who returned from abroad and their contacts were infected with COVID-19. All of them were from Bhatkal and were admitted to the Navy Hospital in Karawar for treatment. Two of the 9 infected people had recovered earlier. Now the other five have been discharged. An infected woman has been admitted to the Udupi hospital for treatment as she is pregnant and she is also recovering, DC Harish Kumar informed.
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Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Thursday that the right to vote is under threat and the time has come when it should be made a fundamental right for citizens.
Speaking with reporters, Ramesh lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying the Election Commission (EC) has never been as compromised as it has been under him.
"The rot started under his predecessor. This man is a player and not a neutral observer," the Congress leader said, slamming Kumar.
Kumar is completely compromised and has become a player in elections, he alleged.
"Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about three Ds -- detect, delete and deport. So we want to know how many non-Indian citizens have been detected, how many have been deleted and how many have been deported," Ramesh said, adding that the right to vote is now under threat.
On opposition parties submitting a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to move a motion for the CEC's removal, the Congress leader said they will continue to make efforts for Kumar's removal as he is "compromised".
Ramesh also batted for the right to vote to be recognised as a fundamental right.
"I believe that the time has come that the right to vote should be made a fundamental right. It is a statutory right, it is not a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are justiciable," he said.
The former Union minister said this was discussed in the Constituent Assembly, but it was eventually decided that it should be made part of the Constitution.
B R Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram had warned that in the future, governments might try to disenfranchise voters, he added.
"Once and for all, include the right to vote as a fundamental right for Indian citizens," Ramesh asserted.
