'Was this the Nizamuddin congregation?': Hansal Mehta questions BJP govt amid COVID-19

National Award-winning director Hansal Mehta on Tuesday took a jibe at BJP government amid coronavirus outbreak. Taking to microblogging site Mehta shared ims of Mhya Presh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with a huge crowd on day Congress leer Kamal Nath resigned as CM and an im of Uttar Presh Chief Minister Yogi ityanath attending an event and compared it to Nizamuddin congregation. 

tably, both incidents occurred before lockdown was anunced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ims show that re was social distancing or precautions followed by both leers and hence was criticised by Mehta.

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What is Nizamuddin COVID-19 scare?

On Monday, sources reported that a religious programme was organised at Tablighi Jamaat's hequarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between March 13-15 which h over 300 foreign attendees from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan. After attending meeting, prior to nationwide lockdown, all se attendees returned to several parts of country, possibly spreing COVID-19 virus.

On Sunday, around 50-70 people, who were hiding in a mosque, were taken to LNJP hospital as y were all COVID-19 suspects – 24 have tested positive. mosque has claimed that while y were letting small groups of attendees leave from venue prior to Janta Curfew, several were stuck in area – which has w been entirely quarantined – owing to nationwide lockdown.

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According to sources, Karnataka has traced 64 attendees have been quarantined, Tamil Nu has traced 981 of 1,500 attendees – 16 have tested positive, Assam h 100 attendees – most of m still in Delhi, Telangana has confirmed 1,300 attendees with 6 deaths – all attendees, contact tracing ongoing. Meanwhile, Andhra Presh has traced 626 of 711 attendees (8 have tested positive), Andaman has reported 10 positive cases – 9 of which were attendees, UP has traced 157 attendees, Jammu & Kashmir has identified 6 attendees. Currently, India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 1,397
 with 35 deaths.

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