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Bengaluru, May 6: With the coronavirus or COVID 19 pandemic affecting the entire world and lockdown causing untold hardships on the people, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has demanded that a special legislature session be convened immediately to discuss the aftermath and also the question of reviving economy.

“Saving lives and livelihood should be the priority of all elected governments and the elected representatives,’’ KPCC Chief D K Shivakumar has said.

D K Shivakumar

As the BJP government headed by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced various measures and immediately or within a matter of days reversing them altogether and almost all sections of people being severely affected by the lockdown and the misery caused by the pandemic, the State Congress party is keen to put the government on the mat for its flip-flops and ill-advised decisions even though the lockdown was necessary to contain the situation.

The KPCC president designate D K Shivakumar has in a tweet said: “I urge the @CMofKarnataka to convene a special session of the Assembly to rework the budget and to discuss ways to revive the economy.”

The BJP-ruled State has passed the state budget for the year 2020-21 in March last, before the impact of the COVID-19 on the State economy.

The 40-day lockdown and relaxed lockdown has severely impacted the state revenue sources and rendered lakhs of people jobless.

The Congress leader said, “We also need to discuss the plight of the farmers and the millions who have suffered in the unorganized sectors.”

Shivakumar said many community based professionals, farmers and daily wage earners need attention and immediate financial assistance and demanded the government to convene the Legislature session to discuss a range of issues that adversely impacted the state economy.

“I assure that it will be a very productive session in the interest of our brothers and sisters who are the builders of this nation,’’ the Congress leader said.