Dakshina Kannada reports ninth COVID-19 death; 70-year old man succumbs to virus
Mangaluru: In what has come as the ninth fatality due to Coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada District, a 70-year-old man died due to the virus here in Mangaluru on Tuesday.
According to the reports the deceased was staying in Bengaluru and had availed medicine from local doctors there after he had cold and cough. He arrived at Mangaluru in the second week of June and was being treated at a private hospital in the city.
He was shifted to District Wenlock Hospital after his swab samples returned as COVID-19 positive, where he died on Tuesday afternoon.
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Bengaluru: First-time Congress MLAs with merit can be made ministers, says Moily
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said that first-time Congress legislators could be considered for ministerial berths during the proposed Cabinet reshuffle if they have the requisite merit.
Moily responded to reports of over 30 first-time Congress MLAs seeking Cabinet positions by stressing the need for a Cabinet with a balance of merit among first-time, young, and senior leaders.
“We entered politics when the Chief Minister Devaraj Urs recognised us in 1972. If legislators have merit and dedication, they can be included in the Cabinet,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
He said that there is nothing wrong with new MLAs aspiring for ministerial posts and that no one has the moral authority to question such aspirations. He recalled that he, too, was a newcomer in his early political days and said those with eligibility should be given ministerial posts.
“If the MLAs have merit, the Chief Minister will recognise them. In our time, we did not lobby for ministerial berths. We were recognised by the Chief Minister,” he said.
Addressing demands for a change in Chief Minister and current talk of a Cabinet reshuffle, Moily said that legislators voicing aspirations should not be seen as engaging in groupism.
He also said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday.
