‘This lockdown is to Hide the Failures of Govt in Tackling Covid-19 & Not a Solution to Contain Virus’- CPM & DYFI
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada unit of CPM along with DYFI staged a protest urging the authorities to distribute food grains for the needy during the lockdown and to respond to the woes of people in the sealed down areas, in Mangaluru, Thokkuttu, Gurupura-Kaikmaba, Moodabidiri, and Bethangady. Addressing the protesters DYFI State President Muneer Katipalla said, “This lockdown is not a solution to contain COVID-19 virus, because lockdowns in the past have shown no positive results rather than increase the virus cases, and also put people to hardship. The dist admin should supply food for the stranded few migrants, destitute and homeless, whoa re in distress without food”.
“Even with lockdown, COVID infection has spread among the people, no what’s the point in having a lockdown. No country in the world except China could control the spread of COVID through the lockdown. It is said that the government without consulting expert opinions has forced society for lockdown once again, which is not right. The Covid-19 infected should be treated in govt hospitals, and if they are full, then they should be treated at private hospitals, but with reasonable charges, as announced by the govt. ASHA and Anganwadi workers should be given safety gear while they are on duty. Health Care should be provided to non-COVID patients as well” added Muneer.
He further said, “We have been notified that private hospitals have been over-charging for COVID infected patients, thereby flouting the price cap announced by the govt. The lockdown will affect the common man. Also, the govt should supply 10-kg rice per individual for six months and also provide a monthly allowance of Rs 7500 for the needy”. Also speaking during the protest, CPM Leader Balakrishna J said that people are in distress after the seal-down announced in certain areas following COVID-19 positive cases. Authorities should make arrangements to supply food grains, and other essential items, including medicines for those in sealed down areas”. Yet another CPM leader Sunil Kumar Bajal added that in order to hide its failures in tackling the Covid-19 situation, the government has announced the lockdown.
This is politics
It is true that locking down is not a solution for this pandemic. At best it can postpone the inevitable. But to say that the government has failed to arrest the pandemic, it would be laughable.
A country of this size makes it almost impossible to the spread unless you have a prevention/solution on hand. China is a different case – they originated this. They have spread this around the world so that they can subjugate the whole world. And their Comrades from our country are doing their part to help them