COVID-19: 2,530 new cases, 62 deaths in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada records 210 positive Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths
Udupi logs 148 Covid positive cases, one death
Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka logged 2,530 new cases of COVID-19 and 62 deaths, pushing the total number of infections to 28,64,868 and toll to 35,663, the health department said on Thursday.
The day also saw 3,344 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 27,90,453.
Bengaluru Urban recorded 514 new cases, as the city saw 753 discharges and o9 deaths.
Active cases in the state now stood at 38,729.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.60 per cent, case fatality rate (CFR) was at 2.45 per cent.
Ballari recorded 11 deaths,the highest today, followed by Dakshina Kannada (8), Mysuru (6), Dharwad and Shivamogga (5).
Mysuru accounted for 294 new cases, Dakshina Kannada 210, Hassan 202, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,18,021, followed by Mysuru 1,69,088 and Tumakuru 1,15,964.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 11,88,419, followed by Mysuru 1,63,323 and Tumakuru 1,13,518.
Cumulatively, 3,54,76,314 samples have been tested in the state, of which 1,57,552 were tested on Thursday alone.
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AAP accuses Chadha of indulging in 'soft PR', dodging key issues in Parliament
New Delhi (PTI): The AAP on Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR".
Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party's line on several matters in Parliament and did not join opposition walkouts on key issues.
"We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre doesn't care about soft PR or talking about samosas at airport canteens when bigger issues are at stake," Bharadwaj said in a video posted on X.
"Whenever the Opposition staged a walkout in Parliament, you (Chadha) did not participate. You did not raise issues concerning Punjab, from where you are elected, and you hid in a foreign country when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested," he added.
AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda also criticised Chadha, questioning whether someone who "fears" Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fight for the country.
"In West Bengal, the right to vote is being snatched away. When a proposal against the CEC came up in the House, you (Chadha) refused to sign it," Dhanda said on X.
"In Parliament, we get limited time to speak, and it can be used either to fight for the nation or discuss trivial matters like cheaper samosas at airport canteens," Dhanda said, adding that Chadha has been hesitant to speak on "real issues" for the last few years.
The remarks came after Chadha earlier in the day said he was "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the AAP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha.
