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News Desk: With the farmers’ protest on the borders of the national capital continuing for nearly six months now, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi over the mass gatherings and alleged flouting of COVID-19 appropriate norms. Taking cognizance of a complaint, the statutory public body has sought a report from the mentioned States on the steps taken by the administrations to ensure the curb of COVID-19 infection at the protest sites which have been witnessing mass congregations over the last six months, including a farmers’ tractor rally in the national capital which had even turned violent on Republic Day.
Several visuals accessed from the protest site across Singhu and Tikri borders show protestors flouting social distancing norms and partaking in their protest without the use of any face coverings which generally attracts a fine of at least Rs 2,000 in Delhi as it is against the precautionary measures laid down by the Central and State government to curb the virus spread with the lethal second wave raging. This notice by the NHRC also assumes significance in view of the farmers’ plans to mark the completion of 6 months of their protest on Wednesday.
