Bengaluru, Jul 20: Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy has urged the Karnataka government to stop putting warning signboards in front of COVID-19 patients' houses alleging that they are leading to "social discrimination and untouchability" in the present times.
"A local government warning signboards in front of the homes of COVID-19 infected people is leading to neo-social discrimination and untouchability in the new age. Even after infection, the individual and family should live with dignity. The government should immediately stop the practice of placing signboards," Kumaraswamy's first tweet read.
"Instead of placing them in front of their homes and creating untouchability, send health workers to their homes to create courage and awareness. They should be told not to leave the house. There is no such degrading practice left behind. I would like to ask Chief Minister Karnataka BS Yediyurappa to pay attention to this," he added.
The former chief minister further said that threatening to cancel the licenses of medical colleges for refusing treatment to patients would not solve the problem and urged the government to take them into confidence instead of rebuking them.
"Refusing treatment is the fault of any hospital. But for the same reason, threatening to cancel government medical college licenses is not right. There is no profit in this emergency of health. MCI also has the power to revoke the licenses of medical colleges. Remember not the government," he said.
"In this case, the government should look to the Medical Colleges to get their services in order to get them to trust them instead of getting angry. Let them focus on meeting their needs. I insist on a collective fight against the coronavirus through this," he further added.
The COVID-19 count in Karnataka reached 63,772 on Sunday, including 39,370 active cases and 23,065 cured and discharged patients.
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I heard mysore palaces belonged to Tippu Sultan. Later looted by then Maharajas. May be or May not be.
today you are alive because of the great tippu sultan, your kingdom is nothing in front of tippu army, now you speaking for publicity.
we salute only courage king not coward who hide behind wall.
Jealousy no medicine bro.
Yes Tipu punished all the desh drohis and one holded britishers tail for money and land. For the rest all he was a care taker and sincere ruler.
In most of the Mangalore surrounding peoples are still enjoying with their free earned wealth and propoerty.
But sachai hamesha kadvi lagti hai. a abhi ka duniya ka dastoot ban gaya
if your family ruled for people's welfare , tippu might not troble you
yes he troubled everyone
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