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| Govt appeals people to follow orders, directions in spirit | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: The Lieutenant Governor (LG) Girish Chandera Murmu led administration has made a fervent appeal to the people of both regions Kashmir and Jammu to maintain calm and follow the orders of the government in spirit to prevent spread of deadly Coronavirus.
“We are trying our level best to prevent spread of Covid-19,” an official quoting LG Murmu has having said, told Early Times.
The official added that administration is taking all the possible steps to keep the people safe and that people need to cooperate.
Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced complete lockdown in the Union Territory till March 31 in a bid to prevent spread of deadly Covid-19.
Meanwhile sources said that the government has decided to go tough against violators of lockdown in both Kashmir and Jammu.
Reliable sources in the administration revealed that whosoever trespasses the lockdown will face a huge fine or a jail term of at least six months.
Official sources privy to the administration’s decision said that if people do not abide by the lockdown orders which have been imposed across Jammu and Kashmir in view of the rising coronavirus cases in the country, the violators will face huge fine and even could be lodged to jail.
“Whosoever irrespective of his/her official position/status will face the huge fine or a jail term upto six months,” an official, privy to the decision revealed. “There is no room for any exemption. Everybody has to obey and fully abide the government’s orders and decisions as they are aimed at the security of people.”
Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to state/UT governments to ensure that rules and regulations of the coronavirus lockdown are enforced as he noted that many people are not taking the measure seriously.
Many people are still not taking the lockdown seriously. Please save yourself, save your family, follow the instructions seriously. I request state governments to ensure rules and laws are followed,” he said in a tweet.
The Centre on Sunday advised state governments to enforce a lockdown in the 75 districts that have reported coronavirus cases. However, essential services will be allowed to operate in the 75 districts.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister with chief secretaries of all the states/UTs. The state governments were advised to issue appropriate orders to allow only essential services to operate in the 75 districts which have reported confirmed cases or casualties relating to COVID 19. |
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