Will be forced to regulate stricter laws if Lockdown 3.0 fails: Karnataka Home Minister Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday asserted that the government did not cause inconvenience to migrant labors while they were returning to their states. He added that the Congress was playing petty politics over the issue.
Speaking at a press conference in the city on Thursday evening he added that it was onto the people of the state to make the lockdown 3.0 successful adding that if the third lockdown fails, the government will be forced to take stricter action and measures further to stop the spread of COVID-19.
“A few relaxations have been given for agricultural and economic activities, but that doesn’t mean we have defeated the Corona Virus. The virus is still there and to defeat it, people need to strictly follow and implement the instructions sent out by the state and central government” he said.
“We can only bring the situation under control by maintaining physical distancing and wearing masks and by following other such instructions. Else the situation will only worsen the government will be forced to pass stricter laws and regulations in the coming days” he added.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
