Updated: December 24, 2020 6:56:37 pm
BS Yediyurappa
The Karnataka government on Thursday withdrew its night curfew order just six hours before it was supposed to be imposed statewide.
In a statement on Thursday night, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that after the public outcry he met with officials and ministers and decided to withdraw the night curfew order. “There was a public opinion that a night curfew is not necessary, so it was decided to withdraw it after discussions with cabinet ministers and senior officials,” he said.
the decision to impose night curfew for nine days from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Thursday was taken by Yediyurappa on Wednesday according to the Center’s advice, amid concerns about a new variant of Covid-19 spreading in the UK.
In the statement, he urged citizens to follow all Covid-19 precautionary measures, such as wearing face masks and ensuring social distancing. Yediyurappa asked the public to avoid unnecessary travel and help stop the spread of Covid-19.
Congress had opposed the decision to impose a night curfew. Early Thursday morning, the Chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congressional Committee (KPCC), DK Shivakumar, had called the night curfew an “illogical” measure and demanded that the night curfew be lifted.
Karnataka was the second state after Maharashtra to impose a night curfew across the state. On Wednesday morning, while announcing the curfew, he had said: “In view of the new strain of Coronavirus, a night curfew will be imposed for nine days until January 2.”
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