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On Tuesday, the Home Office sent a letter to the Bengal government directing it to allow the two central inter-ministerial teams sent to review the implementation of closure measures in selected districts to carry out their duties.
The teams include public health specialists and officials from the disaster management authority, the letter added, the experience of which can be used by the state to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.
The letter further complains that the teams in Kolkata and Jalpaiguri have not received the necessary cooperation from state and local authorities. The letter alleges that they were prevented from making visits, interacting with professionals, and evaluating the situation at ground level in the state.
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“This amounts to obstructing the implementation of orders issued by the central government under the Disaster Management Law and the instructions of the Supreme Court,” the letter says.
He called on the government to allow core teams to work freely.
“Therefore, you are instructed to comply with the order and to make the necessary arrangements for the teams to carry out the responsibilities entrusted to them,” he said.
The Trinamool Congress, meanwhile, alleged that while Indian states were fighting a new coronavirus, the central government led by Narendra Modi was fighting some states instead of fighting the virus.
“About 70% -80% of districts chosen for core team visits are from states governed by opposition parties. Why is no district in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat on the list? O’Brien, who is Party member Rajya Sabha asked.
Two union government teams landed in Calcutta on Monday to visit seven districts to review the implementation of the blockade and the measures taken by the health administration. Refusing the visit, the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, called the Center’s decision “unilateral” and “undesirable.”
