BELOGIVAVI: Karnataka Food and Civil Equipment and Forest Minister Umesh Katti have given controversy by breaking the mask rules and then maintaining their actions by quoting from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Tuesday.
Catti, who attended the public function organized by the Ministry of Forestry State in Athani, about 140 km from the BELOGIVA on Monday night, was surprised when several reporters asked him why he did not wear a mask.
Former CM and BJP MLC Laxman Savadi also shared Dais with Katti.
The answer brought everyone there with surprise.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that there will be no limit to anyone and wearing a mask left for someone’s responsibility.
It was handed over to someone’s wisdom.
So I don’t want to wear it,” he said.
The Minister’s casual statement attracted sharp criticism from various quarters.
Immediately catti took to social media to issue clarification that claimed that his statement was misinterpreted in the media.
“Every individual must obey the mask policy, understand their responsibilities.
My attitude is no different from it.
I did not tell anyone not to wear a mask.
I am truly aware of my responsibilities.
But my statement was reported in the media with the interpretation Wrong.
In the applicable pandemic situation, we are all aware of our duty.
Therefore, let us all strictly follow the guidelines, “he wrote on Facebook.
Catti was previously withdrawn because he declared a family with TV and two-wheeled vehicles had to submit their poverty card below the poverty line (BLPL).
He had also become headlines when he told a farmer-activist, who asked about the allotment of Foodgrain, to “die” and follow it by adding it was “the right time for farmers to die”.
The more embarrassing to the powerful BJP, the video of the representative of the legislative speaker Anand Mamani celebrated his birthday on Tuesday.
Anand Mamani, BJP MLA from the Savadatti constituency in the District of the Belaghiavi, celebrated the day with hundreds of party workers at his residence in Savadatti.
Both party workers and representatives of speakers wear masks or maintain social distance.
The government has submitted three firs against 142 congressional officials to take in the four days of violating Covid guidelines.
The opposition party is now demanding the government to order cases by registering 10 separate examples where the Mla’s powerful party and the minister were found to violate the rules.