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122 personnel of a single CRPF Batallion test positive for Coronavirus in Delhi

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122 personnel of a single CRPF Batallion test positive for Coronavirus in Delhi

122 Jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been reported to be infected by the Wuhan originated novel coronavirus in Delhi. The personnel belong to the 31st battalion of Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) that is based in the Mayur Vihar Phase-III area of the national capital. The area was already sealed after witnessing a rise in the coronavirus cases there for over the last few days.

A senior official informed, “A total of 122 troopers of this battalion have tested positive for the virus. Results for over 100 jawans are awaited. The brighter side is that the maximum of these infected troopers is asymptomatic.”

As per reports, the troopers are admitted to an isolation centre in an isolation facility of the Delhi government at Mandoli. Twelve CRPF men were tested positive on Friday. Also, a 55-year old sub-inspector of the same unit had succumbed to the disease earlier this week.

Huge number of cases in a Single batallion has raised alarm

The huge number of coronavirus cases in a single battalion of over 1,000 personnel has raised serious concerns. The General order for the paramilitary describes a mandatory quarantine of 14 days before joining back the unit after jawans come back from leave and being asymptomatic. The CRPF officials said that recently the medical wing of the paramilitary had issued a separate order in April stating that the doctors and paramedical staff can leave the quarantine center after five days if they do not show any symptoms.

A constable can be the source of infection

As per officials, the primary source of the infection can be a constable (nursing assistant) of the unit. He joined the battalion after finishing his leave period at home in the NCR. Reports suggest he was not kept under strict quarantine.

Also, another jawan in another CRPF Battalion has contracted the disease of and his source of infection is still unknown. He is deployed in Kupwara of Jammu and Kashmir. His family members have also tested positive of the novel coronavirus.

Officials said, “It could be possible that some other asymptomatic personnel from the 31st battalion was the primary source of infection for the unit.”

The force is investing in the source of infection of paramilitary jawans including the nursing attendant who didn’t undergo the quarantine after leave.

After interrogating Arnab Goswami for over 12 hours, now Mumbai police ‘questions’ group CFO of Republic: 4 hours and counting

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After interrogating Arnab Goswami for over 12 hours, now Mumbai police ‘questions’ group CFO of Republic: 4 hours and counting

After grilling Republic TV Editor in chief Arnab Goswami for more than 12 hours over his remarks on Sonia Gandhi, now the media company’s Chief Financial Officer is being interrogated by Mumbai police.

Republic TV CFO S Sundaram was summoned by Mumbai police today to make a statement on the case against Arnab Goswami. The interrogation started at around 10.30 AM this morning, and it is still going on till the time of writing this report. Which means the interrogation is going on for more than 4 hours now, and it can turn out to be another marathon interrogation of a Republic official by Mumbai police.

On 27th April, Arnab Goswami was interrogated for over 12 hours by Mumbai Police at NM Joshi Marg Police station in Mumbai. He was questioned after the Congress party filed more than 150 FIRs against him in various states of the country. The Supreme Court had merged all the FIRs into one and transferred to Mumbai. The apex court had also granted interim protection of three weeks to the Republic TV Editor.

The Congress party opened a war front against Arnab Goswami after he had questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi over her silence on the Palghar lynching case where two Hindu saints and their driver were brutally killed by a mob in the presence of police. Arnab Goswami had used the birth name of Sonia Gandhi, and had insinuated that she will take the lynching as a success story after forming the govt in Maharashtra. Taking objections to the comment, Congress party had filed police complaints in various states against him, mostly in Congress ruled states.

Arnab Goswami was also attacked by two Congress goons in the wee hours of the intervening night between the 22nd and the 23rd of April. Although they had confessed to be Congress members before the security officer of Arnab Goswami, the Mumbai police refused to mention that in the FIR registered in the attack. Goswami alleges that attack on him is being ignored by police, while the entire police force have gone after against him.

Delhi: AAP MLA from Hari Nagar refuses ration to poor labourers amidst lockdown, defeated BJP candidate Tajinder Bagga comes to their rescue

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Delhi: AAP MLA from Hari Nagar refuses ration to poor labourers amidst lockdown, defeated BJP candidate Tajinder Bagga comes to their rescue

Two poor labourers from Delhi, namely Rekha and Bhagwati Joshi were given their designation time and date for collection of ration by the Delhi government. Bhagwati Joshi, who feeds a family of 5 was supposed to collect her ration on the 19th of April, between 11 AM and 2 PM from DMS colony in Hari Nagar. Rekha, who also feeds a family of 5 was to collect her ration from the same location on the 21st of April between 11 AM and 2 PM. Their e-coupons that mentioned these details were tweeted by concerned netizens.

E-Coupon for Ration collection of Bhagwati Joshi
E-Coupon for Ration collection of Rekha

When neither of them got their ration, a message was sent to the AAP MLA of Hari Nagar, Rajkumari Dhillon for help. The SOS message sent the two e-coupons and said that these two labourers are yet to receive any ration amidst the Coronavirus lockdown. The response of the AAP MLA to the SOS message was nothing short of shoocking.

In response to two poor labourers not getting their ration in the designated place at the designated time by the Delhi govt, the Hari Nagar MLA from AAP, Rajkumar Dhillon said that there is no ration, and thus, there is no way it can be provided to them.

The excerpt of the chat was tweeted by Ankit Gupta, a political activist. He questioned how the MLA from the area can be so heartless and brazen while responding to the plight of poor labourers.

As it turns out, while the winning candidate from Hari Nagar turned away and left the poor labourers to their fate, the losing candidate from the area, Tajinder Bagga came to their rescue and delivered ration to the two labourers denied their share by the AAP government.

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted, informing that he had spoken to the activist and delivered the ration to the two needy families.

Picture of ration being delivered
Picture of ration being delivered

Amidst the Coronavirus lockdown labourers and the poor are facing a severe shortage of food and other essential supplies. In such times, several governments and social groups have come together to ensure that while the country fights the Coronavirus pandemic, the neediest are not left behind. The lockdown is essential to arrest the spread of the virus, however, for any government to ignore the plight of the poor is most shameful.

West Bengal: Murshidabad locals vandalise shop of distributor Halim Sheikh, angered by him hoarding half the ration supplies meant for distribution

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West Bengal: Murshidabad locals vandalise shop of distributor Halim Sheikh, angered by him hoarding half the ration supplies meant for distribution

Miffed over the improper distribution of ration supplies, angry locals in Salar area in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district Saturday vandalised a ration distributor Halim Sheikhs’ house. Alleging that Sheikh was distributing only half of the ration supplies while hoarding the other half, the protestors gathered outside the distributor’s house, pelted stones, vandalised his home and even set fire to articles thrown out of his house, on the road. Locals demanded a new distributor for the area.

Though the area has been witnessing massive protests, no reaction has yet come in from the state authorities.

Mamata Banerjee’s false promises regarding free distribution of ration

Apart from facing criticisms for her callousness and incompetence for handling the coronavirus outbreak in the state, Mamata Banerjee has also been under the scanner for corruption in Public Distribution System scheme. Despite announcing free ration for over 7.5 crore population in the state till September in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, locals across the state have been regularly complaining of not receiving ration, relief materials and other essential items.

Clashes between cops and locals in WB’s Basirhat over distribution of ration

On April 22, clashes broke out between locals and cops in Baduria city in the Basirhat subdivision, 24 North Paraganas in West Bengal over the distribution of ration amid the Coronavirus lockdown. The clash took place after the locals complained of improper distribution of ration and other relief material.

When a ration distribution team reached Baduria in 24 North Parganas, a large number of people gathered around them had started protesting over non-receipt of essential items. They said that they have not received any help from the govt over the last month during the lockdown, they also alleged that the fair price shops are also not giving food items properly.

The locals also alleged that the authorities were showing partiality. Some people alleged that they have not received any ration, and they blocked the road in protest. When a large crowd gathered to block the road, police tried to remove the blockade, the locals retaliated, and a violent clash broke out between them. Later police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. Four policemen suffered injuries in the clash.

In a video of the incident, one woman, armed with a broom, was seen brutally assaulted by one male police personnel and another person in plainclothes with sticks. A few moments later, locals are seen pelting stones at the police personnel.

Mamata Banerjee Govt under scanner

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had alleged that the ruling party has hijacked the PDS and the scam is getting bigger by the days. He also alleged that the TMC government is misusing the funds provided by the central government against the COVID-19. Dhankar said, “The poor in the state are in a dire situation, and officials are sleeping. I appeal to the Chief Minister to look into it.” He also demanded the centre to deploy forces to implement lockdown in the state.

Irked over changing the name of its embassy in Taiwan, China threatens to stop medical supplies to the Netherlands: Here are the details

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Irked over changing the name of its embassy in Taiwan, China threatens to stop medical supplies to the Netherlands: Here are the details

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, China has reportedly threatened to cut medical supplies to the Netherlands after the latter had renamed its embassy in Taiwan from “The Netherlands Trade and Investment Office” to “Netherlands Office Taipei.”

As explained by Representative of the Embassy, Guy Wittich, the name was simplified due to a surge in activities in new areas, besides trade and investment, between the two countries. Interestingly, several other countries such as Australia, Britain, and Japan have similarly simplified the names of their embassies in Taiwan. As of May 2, the Chinese virus has infected 39,791 and claimed had 4,893 lives.

The ‘name change’ was reportedly done on April 27, also referred to as the Netherlands King’s Day. The day commemorates the colonial rule of the country in Taiwan during the 17th century. ‘Analysts’ speaking to the Global Times, said that the decision of Netherlands is reminiscent of its “former glory” and can “humiliate” the people of Taiwan. The Chinese government has also warned that the name change concerns the country’s “core interests” and asked the Netherlands to follow its “One China principle.’

Global Times alleged that the Chinese citizens are now demanding a boycott of Dutch products. A professor named Li Haidong had further claimed that the expansion of business interests in Taiwan somehow interfered with China’s internal affairs. He added that the step can have a drastic impact on the society of Taiwan, besides long-term trauma. Li indicated that China could stop delivering medical supplies to the Netherlands.

However, China’s threat to withhold medical supplies could ring hollow, as the Netherlands recently recalled 600,000 substandard medical masks that had been imported from China, and numerous other countries have reported similar issues with Chinese-made medical gear.

Faulty Test Kits of China

After exporting the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus to the world, China has now been caught dumping faulty Corona testing kits to various countries, which are now responsible for delivering misleading results during the tests.

The 2 million home test kits bought by the United Kingdom from two Chinese firms, namely, AllTest Biotech and Wondfo Biotech, for a whopping $20 million had also been found to be faulty and insufficiently accurate by a laboratory at the Oxford University. The Government had to pay the money upfront in 24 hours and collect the crates of test kits from a Chinese facility.

The Indian Government had also procured 5 lakh kits from two Chinese companies – Wondfo Biotech and Livzon Diagnostic and distributed among the states. But after several state governments complained of inaccurate results, the kits were tested by the ICMR, following which they asked the states to stop future procurements and use of the ones distributed earlier.

Brothers get pass on the pretext of treatment to marry and bring wives, cab driver uses same pass to transport relative’s wife who tests positive for Coronavirus

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Brothers get pass on the pretext of treatment to marry and bring wives, cab driver uses same pass to transport relative’s wife who tests positive for Coronavirus

A shocking revelation has come to fore from the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh where a woman was tested positive for the coronavirus on April 30. The case pertains to two brothers, Imran Qureshi and Shah Rukh Qureshi, residents of Islampura, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, who sought a car pass from District SDM on the pretext of getting treated in Agra. However, their real objective was to get married in Agra. They travelled to Agra with the help of pass secured by them and later returned Morena along with their wives.

After returning with their wives, the brothers gave that pass to a cab driver who again went to Agra with two other persons. They returned bringing back the wife of one of the men, and that woman was later tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The police have filed a case for gross negligence against 5 people, including the brothers Imran and Shah Rukh, as well as the husband of the infected lady. All of them have been admitted to the hospital.

As per reports, Imran and Shah Rukh were suppose to marry on April 23 in Agra. They took permission from the Morena SDM to visit Agra under the pretext of undergoing treatment while hiding the real purpose of them travelling to Agra. Having sought permission to visit Agra, the duo tied the knot on April 23.

After returning from Agra, they both left the pass with the vehicle owner Pawan Rathore. Pawan later took Golu Rathore and Anand Rathore on the same vehicle to Agra, all three are relatives. Anand then brought his wife with him to Morena in the same car. Everyone was kept under isolation on April 27 when Anand’s wife was found suspicious of carrying the infection. On April 30, the woman’s test report turned out positive for the coronavirus. The report has caused a stir in the district administration. Now health workers are being examined in the ward.

Doctor’s prescription furnished to seek travel permission under scrutiny

It is also being investigated how the brothers sought a doctor’s permission from the district hospital that facilitated their travel to Agra. In addition, the doctor who furnished papers for treatment in Agra is also under the radar of probe agencies. The police and law enforcement officials are stringently guarding the border. However, they did not check if the permission sought by the two brothers allowed 2 or 4 passengers to cross the border. The following day again, 3 people left Morena in the car and 4 returned instead. Police laxity is also being held responsible for the emergence of a coronavirus patient in Madhya Pradesh. If the border police had been strict and vigilant in implementing the restrictions, the case could have been caught at the state border itself.

How did Raghuram Rajan miss his chance to “predict” Coronavirus recession after “predicting” doom 5 years in a row?

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How did Raghuram Rajan miss his chance to “predict” Coronavirus recession after “predicting” doom 5 years in a row?

The other day, the Congress party uploaded a 28 minute long, valuable interaction between Rahul Gandhi and Raghuram Rajan on the impact of Wuhan Coronavirus on the Indian economy and the possible way forward. This exercise could only be described as “unprecedented.” And not just because Dr Rajan provided astonishing insights such as this one.

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Tweet by NDTV on statements of Raghuram Rajan on Coronavirus crisis

Dr. Raghuram Rajan also outlined key strategies during his interaction with Rahul Gandhi such as this:

“We have to be cleverer about opening up… We need to open up in a measured way but as fast as possible so that people start having jobs. We don’t have the capacity to support people across the spectrum for too long. Being a relatively poor country, people start out with significantly lower reserves,”

In case you missed it, here are the four important (let’s say “strategic”) observations in what Dr. Rajan said there.

(1) Be clever

(2) Be measured, but fast

(3) Govt cannot support people for long

(4) Many Indians are poor

Those observations, unprecedented in their depth, gave me chills. For I could hear in them the echoes of his most famous 2005 paper, believed to have predicted the 2008 financial crisis. Here is the final slide from his presentation based on that paper.

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The resemblance is uncanny

Ah! Regulation should be light, facilitate competition and innovation, while not trusting participants to always get it right. Who knew? Last time, he told us to be smart. This time, he is advising us to be clever, which is a whole new and innovative way of saying the same thing.

In the conclusion of his 2005 paper, Dr. Rajan also told us to be prepared for “the low probability but highly costly downturn.”

Now if you cannot put together that sentence with the slide above and convince yourself that this constitutes a “prediction” of the 2008 financial crisis, that is just your fault.

Sort of like when the plane is about to takeoff and the crew gives you instructions on what to do in the “unlikely event of a water landing.” As and when the next aircraft has to make a water landing, be sure to credit the crew for “predicting” it accurately.

What is perhaps even more unprecedented is that Dr. Rajan missed a chance to “predict” the coming Coronavirus recession.

In 2013, he seemed to suggest that a recession is coming.

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Raghuram Rajan predicted doom in 2013

In 2014, he seemed to suggest that a recession is coming.

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Raghuram Rajan predicted doom in 2014

In 2015, he seemed to suggest that a recession is coming.

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Raghuram Rajan predicted doom in 2015

In 2017, he seemed to suggest that a recession is coming.

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Raghuram Rajan predicted doom in 2017

In 2018, he seemed to suggest that a recession is coming.

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Raghuram Rajan predicted doom in 2018

But, I could find no such thing for 2019 from him.

Seems Dr Raghuram Rajan eventually got bored of predicting a recession and gave up. That’s when the recession really arrived. No worries Dr. Rajan. It happens. If it is any consolation, most astrologers also failed to predict this one.

Speaking of strategies, there are two key strategies that so called psychics use when communicating with souls of the dead. I’m not saying Dr. Rajan does anything similar with his observations on the economy.  You make up your mind about that. I’m just talking about psychics.

The first is when a psychic walks into a room with hundreds of people and does something like this:

Psychic: Why am I getting a J? Has anyone here lost a friend or family member with a J : Jack, John, James, Joe, anything…

Someone: James was my husband.

Psychic: Exactly. James says Hi.

In other words, you keep throwing predictions until one sticks. The human mind is programmed to remember the hits and forget the misses.

The second strategy is to say blank stuff  that contains no actual details.

Widow : What else is my husband James saying?

Psychic : James says he still loves you.

Audience: Wow! Simply amazing! How is the psychic doing this? Truly supernatural powers, must be.

Actually, there is a third strategy that psychics use.  You take the tape of the whole interaction and edit it to remove as many misses and blank statements as possible. Say, you cut down an hour long interaction to around half an hour.

Which might leave you wondering. If the part that was released was so unimpressive, how bad was it in the remaining parts that were not released?

For once I would say social media was quite unfair yesterday. In the interaction between Rahul ji and Raghuram Rajan, perhaps the wrong person was called Pappu.

Punjab: Man drags police officer on his car’s bonnet for trying to stop the car during the lockdown

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Punjab: Man drags police officer on his car’s bonnet for trying to stop the car during the lockdown

On Saturday, a youth in Jalandhar reportedly dragged a Punjab Police officer, ASI Mulkraj, on his car’s bonnet after police tried to stop the car at city’s Milkbar Chowk to ask for curfew pass amidst the lockdown in the wake of the Wuhan Coronavirus. But the man refused to stop the car, after which ASI Mulkraj claimed the bonnet of the car to force him to stop. But even after that the youth didn’t stop the car and kept driving with the police officer hanging onto the bonnet of his car.

The video of the incident has now surfaced on social media. The accused can be seen riding his car while ASI Mulkraj holds steadfast to the car’s bonnet. Additional Station House Officer (SHO) Gurudev Singh and other police officials chased the car and stopped it within 200 metres from the Chowk. The accused was escorted and then thrashed by two Punjab police officials.

Speaking to ANI, Investigating officer Suresh SInghr said: “A car approaching Milkbar Chowk was asked to stop by the police, but the driver didn’t stop the car. ASI Mulkraj, who was on duty there climbed the car’s bonnet when it didn’t stop. The driver dragged the ASI to some distance.” The police officer didn’t get any serious injury in the incident.

Nihangs chop Punjab Police officer’s hand

In a shocking incident on April 12 in Patiala, Punjab, a group of ‘Nihangs’ (Sikhs armed with traditional weapons and dressed in loose blue top) injured two police officers and the chopped-off hand of another police officer at Sabzi Mandi, Patiala.

“They were asked to show (curfew) passes. But they crashed the vehicle against the gate and barricades put up there,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala, Mandeep Singh Sidhu said. The group then attacked the police personnel on duty, he said. Later, it was reported that doctors had managed to repair the amputated hand of ASI Harjeet Singh after a 7.5 hours long surgery.

Watch: Mob attacks Mumbai police in Kurla as they go to enforce lockdown, no arrests made yet

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Watch: Mob attacks Mumbai police in Kurla as they go to enforce lockdown, no arrests made yet

The Mumbai Police has filed an FIR under section 353,188 and 269 of the Indian Penal Code against one person for attacking the police in Kurla. On the 29th of April, a police team was attacked while the team was on Coronavirus related enforcement duty in Kurla Pipeline area. Despite the FIR being filed, no arrests have been made yet by the Mumbai Police in the matter.

Earlier, a video of the mob attack on the police had gone viral on social media. In the video, a mob primarily belonging to the Muslim community can be seen heckling and abusing the police as they were in the Kurla pipeline area for Coronavirus related enforcement duty.

In the video, it is evident that an argument has broken out between the police team and the residents of the locality, predominantly Muslims, and that led to people assaulting and abusing the police team.

At about the 15-16 second mark in the video, a man can be seen assaulting the police team. Towards the end of the video as well, one can see a resident hurling abuses at the police team from his apartment.

It is pertinent to note that several such cases have erupted across the country, where Muslim mobs were booked for assaulting and abusing police teams for enforcing lockdown amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

A team of police personnel and district officials were attacked by locals in Meerut’s Jali Kothi when they reached there to seal a part of the area following a confirmation about presence of coronavirus patients in a mosque in the area. The agitated crowd was subsequently pacified and the entire area was cordoned off. Subsequently, 4 people including the Imam was arrested in the case.

Earlier, two policemen on lockdown enforcement duty were also injured after a mob attacked them with knives and in Bhopal’s old city area on Monday night. The police team was asking the residents to stay indoors when they were attacked by a group led by Shahid Qureshi alias Kabootar. A resident of Islampura, he jumped from a building to escape arrest but was injured in the process. 

At a time when the healthcare workers, policemen are risking their lives to limit the spread of the Chinese epidemic, there have been concerted attacks against them by some anti-social elements refusing to obey lockdown and follow protocols to check the disease spread.

We had reported a series of incidents where violent mobs had unleashed violence against frontline workers at a time when they are risking their lives to limit the spread of the Chinese epidemic.

Contracting a disease is not a crime, spreading the Coronavirus infection, hiding the disease deliberately is a crime: Yogi Adityanath on Tablighi Jamaat

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Contracting a disease is not a crime, spreading the Coronavirus infection, hiding the disease deliberately is a crime: Yogi Adityanath on Tablighi Jamaat

On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused Tablighi Jamaat of being responsible for the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases across the country. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the people linked to Tablighi Jamaat worked as “carriers” of coronavirus infection.

Speaking at E-agenda AajTak, Yogi Adityanath said what Tablighi Jamaat did was a criminal act and actions should be taken against them accordingly. Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh received around 3,000 people linked to Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi.

“What Tablighi Jamaat did was condemnable. Had they not behaved in that manner, the country would have managed the coronavirus situation during the first phase of lockdown,” Yogi Adityanath said as he spoke to Aaj Tak reporter Shweta Singh.

The UP chief minister also categorically stated, “To get a disease is not a crime. But to hide illness like coronavirus was definitely a crime. We will take action against those who have broken the law”.

Tablighi Jamaat committed crime by hiding information: UP Chief Minister

Meanwhile, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath speaking to ABP News said that nearly 1000 cases in the state were related Nizamuddin Markaz. Yogi Adityanath said that the coronavirus spread in the state because the Tablighi Jamaat members had hidden the fact of being positive to coronavirus.

They went to different places in India and this led to the steep rise in the number of coronavirus positive cases, UP Chief Minister said.

Despite Tablighi Jamaat acting as a carrier for the coronavirus across the country, the state of Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath has done a relatively good job in containing the spread of the pandemic despite being the most populous state and also having a large number of Muslim population in the state.

In Uttar Pradesh, a total of 2,328 people had tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus. Of these patients, 654 have recovered, while the disease has claimed 42 lives in the state.

Tablighi Jamaat members – a nightmare to frontline workers in the state

At a time when the healthcare workers, policemen are risking their lives to limit the spread of the Chinese epidemic, there have been concerted attacks against them by Tablighi Jamaat attendees. The attacks on the frontline workers by Muslim mobs have continued ever since the reports that Tablighi Jamaat is the primary sources of transmission of coronavirus in the country emerged.

In addition to the nuisance created by Muslim mobs, the Tablighi Jamaat members, who have emerged as the sole reason for the sudden spike in the number of coronavirus cases in India, are turning out to be quite a headache for the authorities. The anti-social behaviour of attendees of Tablighi Jamaat has left the authorities and medical teams completely distraught.

From attacking medical teams who were searching for Tablighi members for who had attended the religious congregation to check them for possible infection, to spiting on doctors at Isolation centres, to roaming naked in their ward and making lewd gestures for female staff, these attendees have been displaying extreme crassness.

Uttar Pradesh has seen a number of attacks by Tablighi Jamaat members who have been creating nuisance in cities including Kanpur, Agra, Ghaziabad and various other cities

Nizamuddin Markaz – the epicenter of coronavirus transmission in the country

The Tablighi Jamaat congregation, which took place in Nizamuddin Markaz in the first half of March, has become the mega-spreader of coronavirus in India, as many as more than one-third cases in India are linked to that event now. The persons who had attended the event, and their family members and those who came into contact with them are testing positive regularly, contributing the increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.

The Tablighi Jamaat event was not only attended by Indian Islamic clerics but also foreign nationals. The alarm bells should have started ringing when seven Indonesian nationals associated with the organization tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus in Telangana after travelling from Delhi to Karimnagar for an Ijtema. However, it was only later that the full scope of the Tablighi Jamaat’s contribution to the spreading of the virus became prominent when nearly 300 Jamaatis in the Delhi’s Banglewali Masjid had to be taken to hospital for suspected coronavirus symptoms, many testing positive eventually.

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