Negative COVID-19 test report not necessary to participate in 'shahi snans' during Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat - Expert News

Negative COVID-19 test report not necessary to participate in ‘shahi snans’ during Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat


As per an official communique, the chief minister said it is necessary to follow all anti-Covid guidelines during the Kumbh but the people participating in it do not have to be inconvenienced, PTI reported.

“We do not have to deprive people of taking a holy dip in the Ganga,” said Rawat, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “unique working style” which, he said, enabled the government to take care of people’s need even during the Covid lockdown. It is the PM’s “unique working style” which gave rise to the “Modi hai to mumkin hai” (everything is feasible with Modi being around) slogan, the chief minister said.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Monday said that the Uttarakhand government has decided to withdraw cases registered in connection with COVID-19 rules violation during lockdown against over 4,500 individuals, who were distributing food or helping people.

“We had decided to withdraw cases registered in connection with COVID19 rules violation during lockdown against over 4,500 individuals, who were distributing food or helping people. I have ordered to withdraw these cases in a day or two,” Rawat told ANI.

The Kumbh will be held from April 1 to April 30 in Haridwar. The Uttarakhand government has decided to limit the Kumbh this year to 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maha Kumbh is celebrated in a cycle of 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites across India.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)



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