Bengaluru: BBMP corporator tests positive for coronavirus; 21 people sent to quarantine
Bengaluru: BBMP Padarayanapura Corporator and JD(s) leader Imran Pasha has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus forcing at least 21 people from his primary contact to be sent to quarantine.
According to the reports, Imran tested positive for the virus on Friday and it was confirmed when the Health and Family Welfare Department issued its Friday evening bulletin.
From among his primary contacts, his wife, three kids, two car drivers, to home helps, seven employees of his office were among 21 people sent to quarantine. Apart from this, Imran’s area of residence – Padarayanapura 13th cross has also been sealed down by the authorities.
Reports further added that Imran had actively participated in the food kits and Ramadhan Kits distribution drives in Padarayanapura which was sealed down ahead of Ramadhan. In this backdrop, BBMP authorities are reportedly trying to trace people who had come in contact with Imran.
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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.
