Bombay High Court comes down on public functions by Ministers, people’s representatives
The Hindu
It was brought to its notice that Maharashtra Minister held public functions where COVID-19 protocols were flouted
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court ordered on Wednesday that no politician, Minister or people’s representative will hold any public function till the lockdown restrictions are lifted. A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Bhalachandra Debadwar passed the order after it was brought to its notice that Maharashtra’s Cabinet Minister for Employment Guarantee & Horticulture, Sandipanrao Bhumre, held a series of public functions recently in his constituency in Paithan where people gathered in large numbers and most of them, including the Minister himself, did not follow COVID-19 hygiene protocols. “We are pained to note that Cabinet Minister Mr. Bhumre physically held ceremonies in his constituency,” noted the bench. “Is he not duty bound to obey the diktats of the Chief Minister who, in the interest of the public at large, has appealed to both the public and people’s representatives to refrain from holding functions physically?” the court remarked.More Related News