Won't allow social events in Maha: Ajit Pawar

April 02, 2020 16:34

No social events like the religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area should be organised in Maharashtra and the government will not give permission for such programmes in view of the coronavirus outbreak, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday. He also asked people to voluntarily observe home quarantine to protect their own families, instead of getting "hospital quarantined" due to coronavirus infection, and warned that those defying the rules during the ongoing lockdown will have to go to jail, an official statement said.

Delhi's Nizamuddin area has emerged as one of the hotspots for coronavirus outbreak since the gathering of Tablighi Jamaat was held there, prompting many states to launch a massive search for the attendees to check the spread of transmission.

Urging people to avoid gathering in big numbers to contain the spread of coronavirus, Pawar said, Taking cue from Delhis 'markaz' incident, no social events be organised. Permission will not be granted for such events. He also thanked the people for celebrating Ram Navmi in a low-key manner on Thursday. -- PTI

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