Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy suggests state govt to impose 15-day lockdown in state
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(s) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday urged the state government to impose a 15-day lockdown in the state to control the second wave of the virus.
Kumaraswamy made the suggestion while addressing the all-party meeting called by Governor Vajubhai Vala. CM Yediyurappa who has tested positive for the virus, was also in attendance for the meeting, virtually from the hospital.
State’s Health Minister Dr. Sudhakar briefed the meeting about the current situation of COVID-19 in the state and also shed light upon the measures undertaken by the state government to control it.
While MLA HD Revanna said the lockdown will only cause inconvenience to the poor and will not help the cause, Kumaraswamy urged the government to impose a 15-day lockdown and added that it should provide financial assistance to the poor for one month.
Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Soudha, Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Parishad SR Patil, BJP State President Nalin Kumar Kateel, KPCC Chief DK Shivakumar, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Dr. Sudhakar, R Ashok, DYCM Ashvath Narayan, and others were present during the meeting.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
