Trace Jamaat attendees on war footing: Cabinet Secy. to states
By MYBRANDBOOK
The state and Union Territories were asked by the Centre to launch on a "war footing" the contact tracing of all participants of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin, which has emerged as the coronavirus hotspot.
In a video conference with Chief Secretaries and DGPs of all states and Union Territories (UTs), Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba also asked them to take action against foreigners, who have participated in the missionary activities of the Tablighi Jamaat, for violation of visa conditions.
During the meeting, the states and UTs were sensitised about the intensive contact tracing of Tablighi Jamat participants as this has increased the risk of containment efforts of COVID-19 in the country.
"The states were asked to complete the contact tracing process on a war footing," an official statement said.
The Chief Secretaries and DGPs were told that it has been found that foreigners who had participated in the Tablighi Jamaat had violated visa conditions. "The states were asked to initiate action for violation of visa conditions against the foreigners and the organisers of the event," the statement said.
More than 2,300 Tablighi Jamaat activists were found to be living at the organisation's headquarters at Nizamuddin Markaz and they were evicted from the premises in last three days.
As many as 617 of them were hospitalised for showing COVID-19 symptoms, while the rest were placed under quarantine.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had on Tuesday said as on March 21, approximately 824 foreigners were staying at Tablighi Jamaat branches in different parts of the country. Out of them, 216 were staying at Nizamuddin Markaz. Most of these foreigners came to India on tourist visa, which prohibits involvement of any religious activities.
The meeting noted that lockdown is being implemented effectively all over the country.
The states were also asked to ensure that intra-state movement of goods is allowed without any hindrance while maintaining social distancing.
The manufacturing of essential goods should be ensured. It should also be ensured that the supply chains of such goods are maintained, the statement added.
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