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Mumbai Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who has been highly critical of the Center’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, has once again investigated the Narendra Modi government for allowing only 20 people to attend a funeral.
Referring to the Center’s decision to reduce restrictions on the sale of alcohol, Raut said that only 20 people can attend a funeral, but 1,000 people can gather near an alcohol store.
On Twitter, Shiv Sena MP Rajya Sabha said: “Only 20 people can gather for a funeral, because the spirit has already left the body. 1000 are allowed to gather near an alcohol store because the stores have alcohol.”
Only 20 people can gather for a funeral.
because the spirit has already left the body.1000 are allowed to gather near an alcohol store,
because the stores have spirits.– Sanjay Raut (@ rautsanjay61) May 8, 2020
It should be noted that Punya Salila Srivastava, Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior (MHA) had previously announced: “To maintain social distancing, no more than 50 people are allowed to attend wedding functions and no more than 20 people in the last rites of deceased persons. ”
Raut had previously examined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “turn on the lamps” message asking what the government is doing to improve the COVID-19 situation.
While the resumption of liquor sales in the country has been well received by people and state governments, it has raised concerns about the increase in COVID-19 cases, as people were seen circumventing the distancing rules. social to buy liquor.
Last month, MNS chief Raj Thackeray had urged his cousin and chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray, to allow wine shops to open, saying he will guarantee revenue entry during these difficult times.
The Uddhav Thackeray government is also reported to be considering allowing alcohol to be delivered to the home to prevent people from gathering at wine shops. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had previously said that the state government is not in favor of opening liquor stores.
The state had previously closed all liquor outlets in Mumbai and the rest of the metropolitan region after opening them for a day after the MHA allowed the sale of liquor, paan, tobacco after ensuring a minimum social distance of six feet; No more than 5 people at a time in the store. However, with people ignoring social distancing rules, the Supreme Court on Friday asked states to consider online sales and home delivery of spirits during the shutdown period to prevent the spread of the coronavirus due to overcrowding in the stores.
Maharashtra is one of the states most affected by the coronavirus with a total of 17,974 cases and 694 deaths.
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