COVID NORMS VIOLATED BY BJP MP,APRAJITA;ODISHA MINISTER DRAWS CENTRE’S NOTICE
Bureau,Odishabarta
BHUBANESWAR:Odisha Energy Minister Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra today appraised the Centre that Bhubaneswar MP and BJP leader Aparajita Sarangi defied COVID-19 norms during her birthday celebration.
The BJD leader, Captain DS Mishra wrote a letter to Union Minister of State, Home Affair over this issue.
“I am herewith enclosing the videos dated 8.10.20 of birthday celebration of Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Honourable MP Lok Sabha Bhubaneswar. The video clearly shows Honourable MP surrounded by hundreds of women who are neither wearing masks (except one) nor maintaining social distance and indulging in song and dance with utter disregard to COVID guidelines issued under the National Disaster Management Act and the earnest repeated appeals made by Honourable Prime Minister regarding the same,” said Mishra.
“I would not have brought this to your notice, had this been the first occasion where the Honourable MP has blatantly violated COVID guidelines? In addition to repeated advisories, warnings and booking of at least three cases against Honourable MP for violation of COVID guidelines, there is no improvement in behaviour,” he added in the letter.
“These irresponsible acts will put her, people near to her and the public at large at grave risk of life. It may be noted that Bhubaneswar city is fighting a serious battle and many COVID Warriors are working night and day to save precious lives. Some of the COVID Warriors have also sacrificed their lives. Such irresponsible behaviour on the part of a people’s representative will demotivate the COVID Warriors and is an insult to all those who have lost their lives. And it also sends a completely contradictory message to the people at large especially in the light of Honourable Prime Minister’s repeated messages and his appeal yesterday,” Mishra said.
Mishra further said, “She is a people’s representative and people look up to her. She is also the national spokesperson of the BJP. It is important that her conduct inspires people to follow the COVID guidelines at this very critical juncture. These are tough times when people have obeyed the lockdown and sacrificed their livelihood.”
“109 persons have lost their lives in COVID and 5 COVID Warriors have sacrificed their lives in the fight against COVID in Bhubaneswar alone. In this backdrop Honourable MP celebrating her birthday in disregard of COVID guidelines makes a complete mockery of the struggles and sufferings that ordinary people are going through,” he added.
“I am sure that your good office will bring this to the notice of Honourable Prime Minister and the Honourable Union Home Minister and advise Honourable MP not to endanger the lives of the people of Bhubaneswar,” Mishra said in the letter.
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