"Vaccinate people in Karnataka free of cost from May 1": Former CM H D Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, Apr 24: The Karnataka government should vaccinate people in the state free of cost as announced by some other states when the inoculation for everyone aged above 18 years commences nationwide from May 1, former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here on Saturday.
"As the government has decided to vaccinate everyone above 18 years, I appeal (to the State government) to inoculate 6.5 crore people of the state, who are in financial distress, free of cost," Kumaraswamy tweeted.
He pointed out that Jharkhand, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar and Sikkim have already announced free vaccination and the same should be done in Karnataka.
He said that in the current scenario,people will not get vaccinated if they are charged for it and so the government should announce that the shots would be administered free of cost to all those aged above 18 years, from May 1
"Already Rs 400 crore has been earmarked to purchase one crore doses of vaccine.
It will not be a burden to reserve Rs 2,000 crore for vaccines for a government, which has presented a budget of Rs 2.5 lakh crore," Kumaraswamy said.
The JD(S) leader claimed that he had given the advice on free vaccination one-and-half months ago to the government
"It will be a commendable decision to vaccinate everyone free of cost the way Pulse Polio vaccine was given," Kumaraswamy said.
ಮೇ ತಿಂಗಳ 1 ರಿಂದ 18 ವರ್ಷ ಮೇಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವರಿಗೆ ಕೊರೊನಾ ಲಸಿಕೆ ನೀಡಲು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರಕಾರ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ತೀರ್ಮಾನದಂತೆ, ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಆರುವರೆ ಕೋಟಿ ಜನತೆಗೂ ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಲಸಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನೆರವಿಗೆ ಧಾವಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) April 24, 2021
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Tension in Koppal village over Ambedkar flag during fair; five arrested
Koppal: Tension prevailed in Halwarti village of Koppal taluk after a clash reportedly broke out between members of Dalit and upper-caste communities over the hoisting of an Ambedkar flag during the Beeralingeshwara fair.
According to police, a verbal argument between youths from the two communities escalated into a physical confrontation, leading to unrest in the village.
In a related development, it has been alleged that members of the upper-caste community entered the house of a Dalit youth, identified as Gavisiddappa Hosamani, damaged the door and vandalised the front portion of the house.
As a precautionary measure, additional police personnel have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order.
Police said a complaint has been registered at the Koppal Rural Police Station and five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. Further investigation is under way.
