Zomato CEO Calls Out Swiggy For Night Deliveries. Mumbai Police Clarifies

"Zomato is prepared to provide the essential food delivery service post 8 pm in Mumbai, but we are not doing so," wrote Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal called out their competition for delivering food orders after 8 pm in Mumbai. This he took to be in contravention of prohibitory orders issued by Mumbai Police and the government to curb the rise in coronavirus cases. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had announced tough restrictions on Tuesday that included a ban on gatherings and only essential activities to break the chain of Covid infections.  Zomato is prepared to provide the essential food delivery service post 8pm in Mumbai, but we are not doing so because we are abiding by the letter of the law.I see our competition is continuing to operate post 8pm. I urge @MumbaiPolice to please clarify the way forward here. pic.twitter.com/LFd9qZUmED Kindly read the Govt Notification. It says that Home Delivery is allowed but there is no time limit specified. You literally added some food to the cart and checked whether they are allowing you to place the order. Well played 😂 Teacher teacher, please see what Rahul, Sriharsha and Nandan are doing behind your back???? Mr Goyal @deepigoyal, this is unethical. If you have any complaints, you should have done privately. "Zomato is prepared to provide the essential food delivery service post 8 pm in Mumbai, but we are not doing so because we are abiding by the letter of the law," wrote Mr Goyal on Twitter Wednesday. The Zomato CEO added that their competition was delivering food even after 8 pm. He shared a picture of food delivery platform Swiggy's homepage and said, "I see our competition is continuing to operate post 8pm. I urge @MumbaiPolice to please clarify the way forward here."