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Home / News / India News / Coronavirus: Amit Shah knew about Nizamuddin Markaz' hazard, didn't act
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    Coronavirus: Amit Shah knew about Nizamuddin Markaz' hazard, didn't act

    Shalini Ojha
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    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Apr 01, 2020, 02:50 pm
    Coronavirus: Amit Shah knew about Nizamuddin Markaz' hazard, didn't act
  • Late last month, when the leadership of Nizamuddin Markaz turned a deaf ear to the pleas of Delhi Police to vacate the area despite the health risk it posed, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval was sent to the spot at 2 am by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to get the job done, reports HT.

    The venue has now become a coronavirus hotspot.

  • In this article
    Why a 100-year-old mosque complex has hijacked headlines? Till now, 2,361 have been evacuated Doval spoke to leaders at 2 am Cop explained social distancing to leaders of Jamaat You can watch the video here Over course of three days, 167 Tablighi workers were hospitalized Foreign nationals could be blacklisted
  • Context

    Why a 100-year-old mosque complex has hijacked headlines?

    Why a 100-year-old mosque complex has hijacked headlines?
  • In early March, the Tablighi Jamaat held a religious congregation at Banglewali Masjid in Nizamuddin, which went on for days and was attended by thousands of followers from India and over 200 missionaries from countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.

    At least ten coronavirus deaths in the country are linked to this event and efforts are on to trace possible suspects.

  • Evacuation

    Till now, 2,361 have been evacuated

    Till now, 2,361 have been evacuated
  • Till now, 2,361 have been evacuated from the mosque, of whom 617 were shifted to hospitals and rest in quarantine facilities, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said earlier today.

    But evacuating the complex was not easy as Maulana Saad, the head of the Markaz, resisted calls of Delhi Police. Subsequently, Doval had to step in.

    Notably, an FIR has been registered against Saad.

  • What happened

    Doval spoke to leaders at 2 am

  • On the intervening night of March 28 and 29, Doval reached the premises around 2 am to convince Saad to get the attendees tested for COVID-19. He also explained that the area needs to be sanitized.

    Earlier, when Delhi Police's lax attitude was criticized, they released a video, shot on March 23, that showed a cop convincing the leadership to vacate the area.

  • Video

    Cop explained social distancing to leaders of Jamaat

  • In the video, the senior cop asked a delegation to ensure that not more than five people gather in the area while reminding that all religious places are closed.

    He also said that if they didn't toe the line, he would be forced to take legal action.

    Thereafter, one of the members said that 1,500 were removed but nearly 1,000 were still present there.

  • Twitter Post

    You can watch the video here

  • Delhi Police SHO giving strict warning to Tablighi Jamaat members to not congregate and remove any gathering. This gathering was criminal. Has jeopardized many lives. pic.twitter.com/lKav9CFKFB

    — Raj Shekhar Jha (@rajshekharTOI) March 31, 2020
  • Details

    Over course of three days, 167 Tablighi workers were hospitalized

    Over course of three days, 167 Tablighi workers were hospitalized
  • On March 27, 28, and 29, 167 Tablighi workers were admitted to different hospitals.

    Further, the report claimed that Shah and Doval knew about the situation after nine Indonesians, who attended the event, tested positive in Telangana's Karimnagar.

    The group tested positive on March 18, and a day later all state police and subsidiary offices were sent an alert.

  • Violations

    Foreign nationals could be blacklisted

    Foreign nationals could be blacklisted
  • The officials are now tracing all foreign nationals, getting them screened, and also plan to look into the visa violations.

    They apparently came to India on tourist visas and not missionary ones, despite the government asking them to file a request in the latter category. They now risk being blacklisted.

    A massive operation to identify Indians, who were attendees, and quarantine them is underway.

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