Freedom fighter H S Doreswamy came down heavily on the government for having failed to take steps to prevent the outbreak of the diseases.
He demanded a thorough check up of passengers at airport, railway station and bus stand.
Theatre personality H G Somashekhar Rao criticised the government for having finalised plans to privatise water supply system.
Karnataka Nataka Academy former president R Nagesh expressed displeasure over hike in bus fares and chopping off trees in the name of development.
(Published 11 August 2009, 18:55 IST)