"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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Bantwal: Seven students seriously injured as car climbs on divider, hits power pole, topples on NH
Bantwal: Seven students sustained serious injuries in an accident that reportedly occurred in Maripalla near Farangipet in the taluk as the driver of the car lost control and climbed onto a road divider before hitting a power pole installed on the divider.
The accident is said to have occurred shortly after midnight on Thursday. The injured students, including four girls and three boys, are reportedly from Udupi.
They were traveling Mangaluru to BC Road on the National Highway when the driver lost control over the vehicle, resulting in the accident. The car reportedly hit the power pole, dragged it along for a distance and then overturned on the road.
Eyewitnesses have said that the overturned car was lifted and injured students were immediately taken to the Fr. Muller Hospital in Thumday with the help of locals.
Police officers have visited the accident site and also took further action.
