Congress demands action against Union Minister for violating COVID-19 restrictions
The Hindu
Points to Bhagawanth Khuba’s participation in Jan Ashirwad Yatra
Taking exceptions to BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra being held in Kalaburagi late on August 17, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson and former minister Sharan Prakash Patil demanded that the district administration book the organisers as well as Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, New and Renewable Energy Bhagawanth Khuba for violating COVID-19 norms. “The administration has imposed weekend and night curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the district. Mass meetings and rallies are not permitted between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Yet, BJP organised the Jan Ashirwad Yatra mobilising a huge crowd. Union Minister Bhagawanth Khuba participated in the rally and addressed the gathering. This is a clear violation of the restrictions in force, and no action is being taken against the organisers and participants. The district administration should immediately book a case against Mr. Khuba and other organisers of the rally,” Mr. Patil said in a media conference at the Congress office in Kalaburagi on August 18.
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