"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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TV actor Munmun Dutta booked for remark about a community
Indore, May 19: Police have registered a case against television actor Munmun Dutta in Indore for allegedly using an objectionable word against a Scheduled Caste community, an official said on Wednesday.
A video of Dutta using a particular word against the community had gone viral on social media recently, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by Akhil Bharatiya Balai Mahasangh president Manoj Parmar, an FIR was registered against Dutta under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the official said.
In his complaint, Parmar said that the use of a "racist" word by Dutta in her video has hurt the sentiments of the Scheduled Caste community, especially the Valmiki community.
However, Dutta, who plays the role of Babita in "Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah", has already apologised for her controversial remarks even before the case was filed. The actress had released her apology on May 10 on social media.
वाल्मीकि समाज एवं सम्पूर्ण दलित समाज ने अजाक थाने इंदौर पर धरना प्रदर्शन कर तारक मेहता की @moonstar4u बबीता के खिलाफ इंदौर में केस दर्ज कराया। @KailashOnline@TCGEHLOT @AmitShah @JPNadda @Ramesh_Mendola @ChouhanShivraj @vdsharmabjp @JansamparkMP @SuhasBhagatBJP pic.twitter.com/OXLr7AY7Ji
— Manoj Parmar (@ManojParmarmp) May 18, 2021
