Kumaraswamy’s ‘Told You So’ Moment as Karnataka’s Green Zone at Risk of Turning Red After Jail Transfer

File picture of former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. (PTI)

The switch of over 100 miscreants, who’re accused of attacking the well being employees in Bengaluru, to neighbouring Ramanagara district jail, has snowballed right into a full blown political conflict in Karnataka.

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• Last Updated: April 24, 2020, 10:14 AM IST

Bengaluru: Three days in the past, former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy attacked the BJP authorities, claiming that switch of alleged attackers of well being employees to Ramanagaram jail will unfold coronavirus and endanger the lives of individuals in his stronghold. However, his claims and predictions turned true after two of the accused individuals examined optimistic.

The switch of over 100 miscreants, who’re accused of attacking the well being employees in Bengaluru, to neighbouring Ramanagara district jail, has snowballed right into a full blown political conflict in Karnataka.

Late on Thursday night, two accused examined optimistic. Ramanagaram, which is only a few kilometres away from state capital Bengaluru, was beneath inexperienced zone. But now it’s more likely to be become crimson zone and possibilities of quarantining all the jail and prisoners are excessive.

Following this, HD Kumaraswamy once more took to Twitter and attacked BS Yediyurappa-led BJP authorities. In his sequence of tweets, he mentioned, “I had tried to draw attention of government related to transfer of Padarayanapura miscreants to Ramanagaram prison. But due to government ignorance, Covid-19 has now entered the district. Two accused have tested positive and about 7-8 people shifted to quarantine centres.”

Kumaraswamy additionally demanded authorities to shift all of the prisoners from district jail instantly and quarantine all of them. “The whole district is now facing grave danger because of senseless decision of government,” he blamed.

Kumaraswamy additionally threatened the federal government that he’ll hit the streets if obligatory actions usually are not applied at the earliest. Ramanagaram is a Vokkaliga stronghold and JDS basin.

Three days in the past, in a sequence of tweets and statements, HDK slammed the choice as ‘criminal’. Nearly per week in the past, the well being employees tasked with figuring out Covid-19 suspects had gone to a Muslim-dominated Padarayanapura in Bengaluru within the night time. The locals attacked the well being employees and it led to an enormous furore, forcing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to take strict motion towards the alleged culprits.

The police have to date have rounded up about 52 individuals and despatched them to the Ramanagara district jail, practically 50 kilometres from the state capital. To make house for them, some inmates at the jail had been shifted to Central Prison in Bengaluru, thus creating a brand new controversy.

HD Kumaraswamy and his spouse Anitha are MLAs from Ramanagara district. While HDK represents Chennapatna, Anitha represents Ramanagara within the state Assembly.

HDK instantly took to Twitter and questioned the rationale behind the choice. He additionally blamed Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Alok Mohan for the switch of prisoners.

HDK has already mentioned the problem with Yediyurappa and state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai and requested them to shift all Padarayanapura accused to a authorities run hostel or another constructing.

He has additionally warned the state authorities that folks of Ramanagara are offended over the choice and he has requested them to not launch any protest.

Speaking to Information18, he had mentioned, “This is a criminal act. How could they transfer coronavirus suspects to a green zone? It may spread the infection in Ramanagara. And some local prisoners have been shifted to Central Prison in Bengaluru, which is a Covid-19 hotspot. People of my district are scared. I suspect a conspiracy behind it.”

Now that his predictions have come true and inexperienced zone Ramanagaram more likely to be introduced crimson zone in anytime.

(With inputs from A T Venkatesh)

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