COVID-19: Yediyurappa, Ministers vociferously defend their work
The Hindu
They project Karnataka as better managed than other States
Under intense public scrutiny and attack from the Opposition over COVID-19 management across the State, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and his Cabinet colleagues came out on Thursday to vociferously defend their work. Doling out statistics on beds and supply of oxygen, medicines, and vaccines available in the State, and the support from the Centre, Mr. Yediyurappa, flanked by his Cabinet colleagues at a nearly hourlong press conference, gave an impression that Karnataka was doing much better in comparison with other States. Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan, in particular, said Karnataka was among the best in the country in COVID-19 management. While the Opposition has been a vocal critic of the Centre over oxygen supply, some of the statistics laid out by the Chief Minister also pointed at it. According to Mr. Yediyurappa, while the Union government increased oxygen allocation from 965 tonnes to 1,015 tonnes, currently 765 tonnes is available. Nearly 250 tonnes is coming from Odisha and Visakhapatnam.
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