Left parties to hold protest against ‘failures’ of State govt.

The Left parties along with others have threatened to stage a demonstration outside the office of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on June 15 in protest against the government’s “failure” to handle COV

The Left parties along with others have threatened to stage a demonstration outside the office of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on June 15 in protest against the government’s “failure” to handle COVID-19 pandemic. Protests will also be staged outside the offices of the district in-charge Ministers and legislators, seeking an eight-point demand to be implemented. The cadre will stage a protest with COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, the leaders said. CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), SUCI, All-India Forward Block, Swaraj India, and RPI cadre will be part of the protests. “We have been asking for time to meet the Chief Minister, but have failed it. The protest is to draw attention to the problem of the poor,” K. Uma of the SUCI (C) told reporters here. She said MGNREGA works should be ensured for at least 200 days from the current 100 days, and has to be extended to urban centres too.