Congress slams BJP for politicizing COVID-19 pandemic in Dakshina Kannada District
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress party in a press conference on Thursday slammed the ruling BJP for allegedly politicizing the COVID-19 pandemic in the district.
Speaking at a press conference at the District Congress office here in the city, the Congress District President and MLC Harish Kumar claimed that the resources dispensed by Central and State government for the poor people were being misused by the BJP party workers and corporators in Dakshina Kannada District.
Alleging that the ruling BJP was politicizing the pandemic and using it for political gains, Harish Kumar said “The BJP is misusing people’s money and resources for their own political gains. The resources that are meant to be distributed to the poor people during the pandemic are being used to advertise the BJP. This is unethical as the resources come from people’s money, but the government is taking credit for it”.
“Similarly, the party also used the pictures of PM Modi on the ration distribution campaign, vaccination certificates, and RT-PCR reports” he added.
He further claimed that the elected Corporators of Congress party at the panchayath levels were also being ignored by the BJP and they were not being taken into confidence before making any decision.
“Our corporators are being sidelined. They are not being invited to the meetings where decisions are made. One of our corporators was first sanctioned 500 COVID-19 vaccination for his ward, it was then reduced to 300 and later the sanctioned vaccines were canceled adding ‘lack of resources”.
He questioned if the vaccines were sanctioned to the Congress corporator, why did the BJP administration have to cancel them. “Where did all those vaccines go?” he asked.
Harish Kumar was accompanied by other senior Congress leaders at the press conference.
Vartha Bharati News Bureau/ Taha Kausar
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Wanted criminal carrying Rs 15,000 reward injured in encounter, arrested: Delhi Police
New Delhi (PTI): A wanted criminal carrying a Rs 15,000 reward was arrested following a brief exchange of fire near southeast Delhi's Amar Colony, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, information was received that Mohammad Rizwan, who is wanted by Uttar Pradesh Police, was in Amar Colony area, and a trap was laid to intercept him.
However, when the police team attempted to apprehend Rizwan, he opened fire in a desperate bid to escape.
The team retaliated and Rizwan sustained a bullet injury in his right leg, and was subsequently overpowered by the police team, a senior officer said.
He was immediately taken into custody and provided medical assistance.
Police said Rizwan had come to Delhi with the intention of committing a crime, but was apprehended before he could execute his plan.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions, and further investigation is underway to ascertain his involvement in other criminal cases, the officer said.
