Mangaluru: Referring to the opposition for criticising the union and state government over the Covid-19 crisis, BJP state unit president and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that this is not the situation to play politics, instead, increase confidence among the people in the state to take precautionary health measures to combat Covid.
Speaking to media persons at the circuit house on Friday, May 14 he said, “The help centre set up to face the second wave of Covid-19 by Dakshina Kannada BJP along with other service-oriented organisation has received 2,000 phone calls. The helpline provided 100 ambulance service and 70 people were admitted to the hospital. As many as 433 medical kits were distributed, ICU and ventilator services were arranged for 42 patients and 34 Covid-19 victims were given a decent burial.
“The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited will establish a 93 litre oxygen production unit in Wenlock, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited will establish 80 litre oxygen production unit in ESI and Bantwal taluk hospitals, GAIL and GAIL Gas will set up an oxygen production unit in Puttur and Beltangady taluk,” he informed.
Nalin added that when the government announced vaccination for below 45 years, the opposition criticized and led to unnecessary confusion among people, thus misleading the public.
“This is not the time for politics. Instead of politicising the situation, the opposition should cooperate to tackle the situation,” he said.
