Sudhakar will get well being, Sreeramulu social welfare fee in BSY cupboard reshuffle

The reshuffle comes at a time when the Congress is not easy Yediyurappa’s resignation over allegations of corruption towards his members of the family.

Karnataka Leader Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday effected a minor reshuffle in his cupboard through giving Scientific Schooling Minister Ok Sudhakar the fee of the well being portfolio too, amid emerging Covid-19 instances within the state.

A physician and first-time minister, Dr Sudhakar has been a key determine within the state executive’s efforts to regulate the unfold of Covid-19.

In what’s being extensively observed as a demotion, ST neighborhood chief B Sreeramulu misplaced the well being and backward categories portfolios and was once made in control of the social welfare ministry.

The reshuffle comes at a time when the Congress is not easy Yediyurappa’s resignation over allegations of corruption towards his members of the family.

The social welfare portfolio, previous held through Deputy Leader Minister and SC chief Govind Karjol, was once given to Sreeramulu and the backward categories portfolio he held was once taken over through Yediyurappa.

“Technically, each well being and clinical schooling are one division. Different states and the Centre also are following the similar style. It was once tricky to regulate the departments one after the other. The Leader Minister has taken this choice handy over duty of each the departments to at least one minister,” Dr Sudhakar stated on Monday.

“My most sensible precedence is to regulate Covid-19 within the state and to cut back the mortality price,” he added.

The Congress termed the reshuffle an indication of the failure of the BJP executive. “The cupboard reshuffle is evidence of this executive’s depressing failure in dealing with the pandemic. The truth that the well being minister has been modified provides credence to our fee that this executive’s incompetency has led to giant lack of lifestyles and livelihood,” state Congress president D Ok Shivakumar stated.

The BJP’s choice to position Sreeramulu in control of social welfare ministry is an effort to building up a bigger political base a number of the ST neighborhood within the state and must now not be observed as a demotion, party resources stated.

Forward of the 2018 Meeting election, Sreeramulu were regarded as a contender for the Deputy Leader Minister put up, however he was once sidelined after the party failed to come back to energy by itself — shedding flooring in lots of ST constituencies in areas like Ballari the place Sreeramulu was once anticipated to ship seats.

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