"It's My Decision": Karnataka Minister Refuses To Wear Mask Amid Covid
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Umesh Katti, a BJP leader, is the current Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Forest in the state.
Amid rising COVID-19 cases and several government restrictions in place to contain its spread, Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti, who was seen without wearing a mask at a public event, refused to do so claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said "it is individual's responsibility".
"The Prime Minister has said that no restriction will be imposed and that it (wearing face mask) is an individual's responsibility. Whoever wishes to wear a mask can do so. I am not interested in wearing it so I haven't. It is my individual decision," the Karnataka Minister told media persons on Tuesday.
Umesh Katti, a BJP leader, is the current Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Forest in the state.
His statement comes at a time when COVID-19 cases in Karnataka and across the country witnessed a rampant surge.
