Minister Sudhakar in soup over swimming pool photo
DK Shivakumar calls for Sudhakar's resignation
Bengaluru: Amid the spread of coronavirus across the state, the Minister for Medical Education K. Sudhakar landed himself in soup by posting a photo of himself in a swimming pool with his children on Twitter.
“After a long time joined my children for swimming hope maintaining social distance here also...haha,” he tweeted with a photograph. He, however, did not mention where and when the photograph was taken. He deleted the tweet after facing flak.
Dr. Sudhakar represents Chikkaballapur constituency, and was taken into the cabinet recently after he won the bypolls on BJP ticket following his resignation from Congress. He, along with 16 others, who had resigned from Congress and JD(S), was responsible for the fall of the coalition government last year.
Criticizing this, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar said, “When the whole world is going through a health crisis, the corona in-charge minister Dr Sudhakar is behaving irresponsibly by spending time in a swimming pool, Shivakumar said in a tweet.
Speaking to reporters in the city on Monday, he said all government and private establishments, public palces, including malls, have been shut down and people have been asked to stay indoors to fight against coronavirus .
"Sudhakar, being a doctor, and corona in-charge minister is behaving irresponsibly by spending time in a swimming pool. It's a matter of moral & ethical standard. He must resign out of his own accord & CM should sack him from the Cabinet.” Shivakumar said.
“Not just those from my party, BJP leaders themselves called me to ask why I have not demanded Sudhakar’s resignation yet,” he said. “Still, I will not press for his resignation. Even the CM or Governor should not sack him. According to me, Sudhakar himself will take moral responsibility and step down.”
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
