Bengaluru: Congress leaders, including the President Knataka Pradesh (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar, refused to provide their samples for testing Covid-19 after Ramanagara District Deputy, Deputy Commissioner (ADC) reached to get a basic report on health hazards so far Mekedatu.
Sunday night, as a Shivakumar and all Congress contingents camping in Dodalahalli, the hometown of Shivakumar after a 14 kilometer walk from Mekedatu, ADC approached the contingent and asked them to provide a swab sample for covid testing.
In this hearing, a tired and anxious Shivakumar questioned the reason where the government asked them to submit their swab samples for Covid testing.
“I have never expected the minister of chairman to disturb and play a low political level.
I refused to give my swab sample.
I am fit and healthy.
We also know the land law …”, Shivakumar told ADC.
In fact, the entire leadership of the Congress present in the diayatra refused to provide their samples to test and alleged that the government tried to hold the way for water by processing their samples as positive for Covid-19.
“As far as we understand, there are no leadership or our cadres who provide their samples for testing.
This is a political game that is being played by BJP to stick out our diamyatra.
When we are fit and healthy, why there needs to demand our swab sample ? “, The question of the MLC Party and the President of the Work Saleem Ahmed, added that if any of them felt their symptoms personally break away from the diayatra.
Ramanagara DC K Rakesh Kumar claimed that the decision to approach the leadership of the Congress was the decision of “Suo Moto” to ask their health and as a precautionary measure.
“Because these leaders walked for 15 kilometers in hot sun, we had sent our officials to check them out and at that time asked if they wanted to submit their samples for Covid testing.
There was no command, which we realized from Bengaluru,” said Kumar to Toi.
Previously, Shivakumar claimed that he had 10 doctors in his own extended family and that even government officials personally called him to allege BJP manipulating test results to expand the level of pepositives outside Bengaluru for political benefits.
“I know what happened in the government.
The officials themselves called me and told me about rampant manipulation and corruption in testing and results.
The whole decision to secure our swab sample is to ensure that I tested that I tested that I tested it That I was a positive test and it was everyone who gathered for a diayatra had to return home.
They have submitted a case against us, we will fight it, “Shivakumar claims.
The KPCC President said the party did not oppose Covid norms that was applied but asked the government to attract hours of night which destroyed the livelihood of the community.
Responding to the accusation, Chairman of the Minister of Bumavaraj Bommai said that the government’s intention was to ensure the safety of the Congress leaders and that the KPCC President.
“But I have seen the way he refused.
What can he do? It shows his culture,” said Bommai.
Health Minister K Sudhakar also criticized the decision of the Congress Party not to submit their swab samples and said the party would be blamed in the future if heyedra became a suppreader.