Friday, March 29, 2024
News

K'taka Minister Umesh Katti shuns mask in public function

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Belagavi | Tuesday, 2022 9:45:08 PM IST
At a time when the whole administration and health authorities, including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, are vehemently propagating wearing of masks among people, the ruling BJP minister in Belagavi has not only flouted the mask rule but also defended his act by quoting from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Tuesday.

Forest Minister Umesh Katti attended the function organised by the Forest Department without wearing a mask. When reporters questioned him on shunning of mask, Umesh Katti said: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that there will be no restrictions on anyone and wearing of mask is left to one's responsibility. It is left to the discretion of an individual."

Umesh Katti further stated that, "It has been left to the discretion of an individual to wear a mask. I don't feel like wearing it so I have not," he maintained.

The act of the minister has enraged the public sentiment in the state and his remarks have drawn sharp reactions from all quarters.

Meanwhile, the video of the Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly Anand Mamani celebrating his birthday throwing all restrictions to air has surfaced on Tuesday causing severe embarrassment to the ruling BJP in the state.

Anand Mamani, who is BJP MLA from Savadatti constituency in Belagavi district, is seen celebrating his birthday with hundreds of party workers. Neither the party workers nor the Deputy Speaker are seen wearing masks or maintaining social distance. The birthday function was organised at his residence in Savadatti town.

The recent incidents have proved to be a setback for ruling BJP which had lodged FIRs on Mekedatu padayatra organised by the Congress party in the state recently for violating Covid guidelines and carrying out padayatra.

Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Congress State President D.K. Shivakumar has flayed the ruling BJP saying that though its leaders are violating Covid guidelines every day, it has chosen to foist cases on them turning a blind eye to blatant violations by its own leaders.

IANS mka/shb/

( 345 Words)

2022-01-18-15:52:01 (IANS)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
 
MORE HEALTH NEWS
Study finds how childhood sedentariness ...
Longer genes are associated with ageing...
Dr. Dangs Lab aims to revolutionise heal...
Researchers find ways to reduce side eff...
Study gives insight into role of specifi...
Collaborative study between bariatric, t...
More...
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
'Three parties have allied directly...':...
'Congress is in fear,' Karnataka LoP R A...
Chennai: Three dead after false ceiling ...
Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena releases first...
Uttar Pradesh: Security tightened in Ali...
'My father was being given slow poison; ...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
45 people die after bus carrying Ea... 
Executive meddling in judicial affa... 
"I am the spider of Guna-Shivpuri:"... 
"It doesn't make sense": Tom Moody ... 
"Was in bed for last three days": R... 
Kerala: Christians mark Good Friday... 
"Allegations made by his family req... 
Biden administration approves USD 6...