Despite COVID scare Karnataka MLA holds groundbreaking ceremony for road project


Over 350 cases in Gadag have had no impact on an MLA from North Karnataka's Shirahatti Taluk. The legislator, Ramanna Lamani, held a groundbreaking ceremony of a road project despite restrictions on gathering.
 

First Published Jul 16, 2020, 8:29 PM IST | Last Updated Jul 16, 2020, 8:29 PM IST

Despite Gadag witnessing 369 COVID-19 cases and fear of infection looming large, a Karnataka MLA held a groundbreaking ceremony of a road project.

Hundreds gathered for the ceremony and many were found without masks.

Following the incident, the video showing COVID restrictions being brazenly violated has gone viral.