Ganjam: Naib Sarpanch, 10 Others Arrested for Defying Covid-19 Norms
Berhampur: A Naib Sarpanch along with ten others of Mardarajpur of J Dengapadar Panchayat under Polasara block in Ganjam have been arrested for allegedly organising an inauguration function of Lord Hanuman temple defying all Covid-19 guidelines. FIR lodged, against naib sarpanch Krishna ch. Jena, J dengapadar GP & priest. naib sarpanch & 10 others r [...]
Berhampur: A Naib Sarpanch along with ten others of Mardarajpur of J Dengapadar Panchayat under Polasara block in Ganjam have been arrested for allegedly organising an inauguration function of Lord Hanuman temple defying all Covid-19 guidelines.
FIR lodged, against naib sarpanch Krishna ch. Jena, J dengapadar GP & priest.
naib sarpanch & 10 others r arrested for violating social distancing norms.
programme organised in Mardarajpur village of J. Dengapadar GP..
Report sent to govt for further more action @CMO_Odisha pic.twitter.com/RqGeGLHPx6— Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam (@Ganjam_Admin) July 11, 2020
Panchayati Raj Department has also suspended the Naib Sarpanch for his alleged role in organizing the function. He is stated to be the ring leader in organizing the event.
According to reports, on July 6, villagers of Mardarajpur of J Dengapadar Panchayat under Polasara block organized an inauguration function of Lord Hanuman temple defying all Covid-19 guidelines.
The visuals of the same had gone viral in the social media showing huge congregation of over 500 people.
At a time when Ganjam district tops the Coronavirus table and the district administration is making all out efforts to curb the virus, a religious function of such magnitude draw the criticism from all quarters.
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