Karnataka Congress MLA tests positive for COVID-19
Bengaluru: A Congress MLA in Karnataka has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalized here, party sources said on Monday.
A medical doctor, H D Ranganath from Kunigal constituency in Tumakuru district has been admitted to a private hospital in the city, they said.
State Congress Working President Eshwar Khandre in a tweet said he spoke to the MLA over the phone and that "the confidence in his voice has given me belief that he will be back victorious in the fight against COVID."
On Sunday Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary had tested positive for the deadly infection.
Recently, Mangaluru City North MLA Bharath Shetty of the BJP had been infected by the virus.
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Attacks on Christians contradict PM's message of harmony, visit to church: Gehlot
Jaipur (PTI): Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday expressed concern over the reported attacks and disruptions in prayer gatherings of the Christian community in different parts of the country, saying such incidents were "worrying and condemnable".
In a post on X, Gehlot said that while the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting a church and giving a message of peace and harmony, news of attacks on members of the Christian community from various regions reflected a serious contradiction.
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"Symbolic gestures would not be enough, and strict legal action was required against those spreading hatred," the senior Congress leader said.
He added that Indian culture has always upheld the spirit of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", where every citizen has full freedom to practise their faith.
Gehlot urged the Centre and state governments to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no citizen is forced to celebrate their festival under fear.
