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PM said it's individual's decision': Karnataka minister refuses to wear mask, violates Covid norm
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/19/2022 12:43:58 PM
'Bengaluru, Jan 18 Not following Covid-19 protocol is starting to seem like a habit among political leaders in Karnataka. In the latest episode, Karnataka minister Umesh Katti refused to wear a face mask. When asked about it, he claimed, "The prime minister has said there is no restriction or self-responsibility with regard to wearing a mask. It is an individual decision to wear a mask or not, he said. I feel I don't have to wear it so I haven't. No problem." Umesh Katti is a BJP leader and the current Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Forest in Karnataka. His remarks come during the third wave of Covid- 19 in India when several states have put in place restrictions to tackle the spread of the virus. Additionally, people are being fined across cities for not wearing masks. Earlier, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar was in the limelight when he refused to get tested for Covid-19.