Ramnagar : With an intention to keep him away from the “Mekedatu Padayatre”, government on Sunday night tried to test KPCC President DK Shivakumar covid status for which he flatly refuse and sent the medical team back.

“You can’t blackmail me. Hey Mr…I’m fit and fine. You can’t compel me. I know the law of this land,” Shivakumar is heard telling a team of officials including the Additional Deputy Commissioner and the district health officer. He later says sorry in the video.

Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Shivakumar said the government is manipulating Covid-19 case numbers. “I have ten doctors in my family. I know what’s going on,” he said. “To show high case numbers, they’re subjecting people to testing and showing them as positive. Even IAS and police officers have told me about whatever is happening,” he said.

While, Congress said BJP government was conspire to stop the ongoing padayatre by falsely using the covid situation. Sunday night attempt to check Shivakumar was a part of conspiracy to keep him away from the march.