'Together, we all can beat Covid-19'; CM Yediyurappa urges people to follow lockdown rules
Bengaluru, Apr 28: Hours after the 14-day lockdown came into effect in Karnataka to contain COVID-19, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday appealed to the people to abide by the norms to break the chain of infections.
"The 2 weeks strict rules to break the chain of Covid virus have begun. My appeal to everyone: follow the guidelines, cooperate with the govt, stay indoors, and step out only if it's an emergency.
Together, we all can defeat the Covid-19 pandemic," Yediyurappa tweeted.
Roads in urban areas wore a deserted look while the bustling markets fell silent as the lockdown came into force on Tuesday night.
The government has allowed sale of essential goods and continuity of essential services.
It has allowed the sale of essential products such as vegetables, grocery, milk supply, medical stores and hospitals to operate.
These measures have been taken after the daily COVID cases in the state climbed to more than 30,000.
The state has now over three lakh active cases of which two lakh are in Bengaluru alone.
The 2 weeks strict rules to break the chain of Covid virus have begun. My appeal to everyone: follow the guidelines, cooperate with the govt, stay indoors, and step out only if it's an emergency. Together, we all can defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) April 28, 2021
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Odisha: Expelled Congress leader Mohammed Moquim announces new party, to be launched on Apr 8
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his new party will be named 'Odisha Janata Congress', and it will be formally launched on April 8.
He was expelled from the Congress in December last year after questioning party president Mallikarjun Kharge's leadership because of his age.
Moquium, who represented the Cuttack-Barabati assembly segment, said he decided to launch the new party after receiving a "positive response" from people to fight corruption.
"Both the BJD and Congress have lost their relevance, which is evident from their newfound bonhomie during the Rajya Sabha polls. Though the BJD ruled the state for 24 years, it has done nothing substantial for youths," he claimed.
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Moquim said the new party's flag is almost ready, with three colours.
"We are working on the symbol, and I have applied for the party's registration with the Election Commission," he said.
"People from across the state would join the programme at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar, from where the new party would be launched. It will be a youth-centric party," he added.
After his expulsion from the Congress, Moquim held a youth convention in Bhubaneswar. It was attended by his daughter, Sofia Firdous, who is the incumbent Congress MLA from Cuttack-Barabati.
