During Lockdown Crowd Gathers to Welcome Monk
Guidelines for social distancing went for a toss at a town in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Monday as a crowd gathered to welcome a monk.
Guidelines for social distancing went for a toss at a town in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Monday as a crowd gathered to welcome a monk. The crowd had gathered when a group of Jain monks, headed by Muni Pranam Sagar, reached Banda a city in Madhya Pradesh. A video clip of the huge crowd has gone viral. In the video clip that went viral, a large group of people can be seen gathered on a street without face masks.
The crowd also did not follow rules of social distancing laid down to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The police came to know about this after the video of the incident went viral. Banda police said after verification of the video they will register a case against 400-500 unidentified people.MP is one of the regions worst hit by COVID-19 in India. Compared to other states, MP has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19. Madhya Pradesh government is seeking suggestions from social organizations, engineers, doctors, media representatives, etc., for a lockdown strategy post-May 17.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had called for a law to make violation of social distancing norms a criminal offense. Vij stressed on the importance of the law since people have not been following advisories.
