NEW DELHI, Sep 21: The central government has again held the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi’s Nizamuddin in March responsible for the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
The Union Home Ministry on Monday said the Tablighi Jamaat gathering “led to the coronavirus infection spreading to many persons”.
The Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Rajya Sabha that Delhi Police arrested 233 Tablighi Jamaat members and 2,361 people were evacuated from the organisation’s headquarters since March 29.
“However, regarding Jamaat Chief Maulana Mohd Saad, the investigation is still underway,” he said in a written reply.
As reported by Delhi Police, despite guidelines and orders issued by various authorities in pursuance of the outbreak of COVID-19, a huge gathering assembled inside a closed premise over a protracted period of time and without any semblance of social distancing or provision of masks and sanitisers.
“This caused the spread of Coronavirus infection amongst many persons,” the minister said.
(Manas Dasgupta)