Harsh Vardhan's Exit Testament To Centre's Poor Covid Plan: DK Shivakumar

Harsh Vardhan resigned from the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday, hours before a cabinet expansion.

Commenting on the Union Cabinet reshuffle, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said that the exit of Dr Harsh Vardhan as Union Health Minister was proof of the Centre's all-round failure to manage COVID-19 crisis. Mr Vardhan resigned from the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday, hours before a cabinet expansion. Speaking in a press meet held at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday, Mr Shivakumar said, "Today, Health Minister Harsha Vardhan has stepped down from the Union Cabinet, which is a huge testament to the government's poor handling of the COVID situation. It is not the responsibility of anyone but the Centre and the state government. The government has to respond to the pain of the public." On the COVID-19 situation in Karnataka, he, citing the government's data, said 711 people have died in the Uttara Kannada district. "51,902 people were admitted to the hospital and many more died at home. We will try to collect correct information from the government to help the COVID-19 victims to get relief," he said.