Sriramulu has been admitted to the Government Bowring hospital in the city for treatment and is the fifth minister in Karnataka to have tested positive for coronavirus.
Soon after Siddaramaiah’s press conference, CM Yediyurappa held a meeting with his ministers. BJP then called another press meet where 5 ministers spoke denying all allegations.
State Health Minister Sriramulu says contracted doctors’ other demand for a salary hike has already been met, and urges them to get back to fighting Covid-19.
Health Minister Sriramulu & Medical Education Minister Sudhakar are locked in a tussle. Their different statements on Covid-19 crisis are leading to confusion.
BJP hopes Janardhan Reddy, who faces more charges than most politicians, will deliver most of the 23 seats in his territory — 10% of the assembly’s strength.
If the BJP returns to power in Karnataka, he added, it would entirely be the result of PM Modi’s strategy to reach out to voters in the final stretch of the campaign.
It used to be Tatas and Birlas in the loose political rhetoric of the 1970s and the 1980s. Today, it is Adani and Ambani in the heated Lok Sabha election campaign.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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