NEW DELHI: The Interior Ministry told Rajya Sabha on Monday that the huge Tablighi Jamaat assembly in a gated community in the national capital in March, without adherence to established Covid-19 prevention and containment protocols, “too” caused the spread. of coronavirus infection among many people.
In response to a question from Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai if the Tablighi Jamaat paintings were one of the main reasons for the spread of Covid-19 in Delhi and other states, MoS (home) G Kishan Reddy said: “According to what was reported by the Delhi police, despite the guidelines / orders issued by various authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, a large concentration gathered within a closed premises; for an extended period of time; without any semblance of social distancing or provision of masks and disinfectants. This also caused the spread of the corona virus infection among many people. ”
Reddy said 2,361 people from Tablighi Jamaat had been evacuated by Delhi police from their headquarters in Nizamuddin here since March 29, 2020.
He added that while 233 people from Jamaat have been arrested by Delhi police, the investigation against their boss, Maulana Mohd Saad, is ongoing.
“A case related to the Tablighi meeting has been registered by the Delhi Police, u / s 304/308/336/188/269/270/271/120-B IPC, Section 14-B of the Aliens Act of 1946, Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 and Section 51/58 of the Disaster Management Act of 2005, ”said the MoS.
In response to a question from Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai if the Tablighi Jamaat paintings were one of the main reasons for the spread of Covid-19 in Delhi and other states, MoS (home) G Kishan Reddy said: “According to what was reported by the Delhi police, despite the guidelines / orders issued by various authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, a large concentration gathered within a closed premises; for an extended period of time; without any semblance of social distancing or provision of masks and disinfectants. This also caused the spread of the corona virus infection among many people. ”
Reddy said 2,361 people from Tablighi Jamaat had been evacuated by Delhi police from their headquarters in Nizamuddin here since March 29, 2020.
He added that while 233 people from Jamaat have been arrested by Delhi police, the investigation against their boss, Maulana Mohd Saad, is ongoing.
“A case related to the Tablighi meeting has been registered by the Delhi Police, u / s 304/308/336/188/269/270/271/120-B IPC, Section 14-B of the Aliens Act of 1946, Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 and Section 51/58 of the Disaster Management Act of 2005, ”said the MoS.
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