Assam Cong questions CM Sonowal for flouting COVID-19 protocol

Leader of the Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia questioned Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna whether the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal would be held responsible for breaking COVID-19 protocols while inaugurating a police station in Nalbari earlier.

Sonowal on August 2^nd, 2020, inaugurated the newly constructed building of Nalbari Police Station under MOITRI Scheme at Nalbari. Large numbers of people were seen attending the program and the CM himself was allegedly seen not maintaining the key COVID-19 protocol of ‘social distancing’.

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“As per your latest order, there is a complete lockdown in the state on Saturdays and Sundays and assembly of more than three persons are banned. Then how could the state’s chief minister violate the norms? If a responsible citizen like the CM himself doesn’t act as per the order then who else will?” Saikia wrote in the letter.

Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, MP Mangaldoi Dilip Saikia, MLA Nalbari Ashok Sarma, MLA Barkhetri Narayan Deka, Chairman Assam Tourism Development Corporation Jayanta Malla Baruah, DGP Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, Managing Director of Assam Police Housing Corporation Arabinda Kalita, DC Nalbari Purabi Konwar, SP Nalbari Amanjeet Kaur, social worker Umesh Chandra Chakraborty and host of others were also present on the occasion.

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