Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Oct 5: Manjeshwar MLA A K M Ashraf has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to annul the restrictions having been imposed by the Karnataka government on the people crossing over into Karnataka from Kerala.

He has urged the apex court to quash the condition imposed by Karnataka making it mandatory to produce RT-PCR test negative reports that are not more than 72 hours old, even when the people have got both the vaccinations. The court has also been requested to exempt students from this condition.

A K M Ashraf (left) and Karnataka-Kerala border

Ashraf has claimed that the regulatory measures enforced by Karnataka are a clear violation of human rights. He has complained that Karnataka is acting against the central government order which says that those who have obtained both the doses of the disease need not undergo RT-PCR tests.

Ashraf had earlier approached the Kerala high court seeking to quash the Karnataka government instructions relating to allowing entry into Karnataka, but the court had refused to entertain his application.