State govt. neglecting surge in cases, alleges Ayyanna
The Hindu
‘Steps not being taken to ensure availability of vaccine and adequate number of test centres’
Senior TDP leader and former Minister Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu has alleged that the State government is playing with the lives of the people by neglecting the rapid spread of COVID-19 despite the second wave surge. In a video message here on Friday, Mr. Ayyanna Patrudu said that COVID has affected 5,086 people in the last 24 hours, according to official reports, but the actual figures would be much higher. He alleged that the Chief Minister, Health Minister and officials were not responding to the situation ensuring availability of vaccine, opening COVID hospitals and adequate number of test centres to deal with the rising number of cases.Women in Karnataka outnumber men in 17 of the 28 parliamentary constituencies as per the final electoral rolls, but political representation continues to be low. Although the number of women fielded by prominent political parties (BJP, Congress and JD-S) has gone up from four in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to eight this time, representation is still low when compared with the female voter population of 2.7 crore in the State.
Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka sees intense electoral battles between Congress, BJP, and JD(S) due to diverse communities. The former Minister V. Somanna, a Lingayat, who replaced incumbent four-time MP G.S. Basavaraju, is pitted against the former MP S.P. Muddahanume Gowda, a Vokkaliga, of the Congress in the constituency that will go to the polls on April 26