Haryana Director General of Police Manoj Yadava on Sunday evening issued a notification that large indoor stadiums in the state could be c...
Haryana Director General of Police Manoj Yadava on Sunday evening issued a notification that large indoor stadiums in the state could be converted into “temporary jails” for those who violate the lockdown, imposed nationwide for a three-week period since March 25 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, NDTV reported.
The decision came after a meeting between the chief secretaries of Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi to discuss the problem of exodus of migrant workers following the lockdown. The states were concerned about the possible spread of the virus as migrant labourers have attempted to walk hundreds of kilometres to reach their homes. Earlier on Sunday, the Centre had issued a directive to all states banning inter-state and inter-city movement of people.
“As of now we are not setting up temporary jails in Haryana,” Yadava said. “It is just a provision in the long run. We are now convincing labourers to stay in relief camps.”
Hundreds of people have been arrested and many more first information reports filed over the last few days, in several states.
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