AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): When public have clapped for good works of health employees, police at the end of Janata Curfew, a section of people have turned the issue a joke and irony to the corona-virus prevention method. Corona-Virus outbreak has turned a publicity machinery for the BJP in Tripura, breaking the social distance logic which is obvious in Corona-Virus outbreak. BJP top leaders were seen in Agartala gathering public in a place and then celebrating by playing traditional instruments as “kasa”, “ghanta”, “sankho” etc. On being asked, many BJP leaders surprisingly pronounced illiterate saying, Corona-Virus will die with these sounds. With all these, Educated Section, netizens have expressed massive resentment. Not only this, in some places, cow-worshiping was permitted to get rid of Corona-Virus, even, rallies started locally with these instruments, totally turning the matter in a joke, displaying illiteracy, making the holy spiritual matter a public drama, when it was requested to avoid even religious places during corona-virus outbreak. Thus playing musical instruments breaking curfew displayed just an illiterate culture or misinformation spread among the ruling party leaders.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb who has thanked the people for a successful lockdown from 7 am today, has extended the bus and other vehicles suspension till tomorrow and it may extend. However, the whole direction is verbal and no force task to be applied. He also appealed all to continue it for 1 week, whereas transport movement was asked to be stopped tomorrow fully.CM also announced that Govt is concerned about BPL and other poverty line section people’s meals and said that his Govt is positive to take a decision to ensure free distributions with more quantity which may be for 15 days or 1 month.He asked border areas people, not to allow any Bangladesh citizen to enter here.Deb further asked public to eat in time and to have huge amounts of protein.

Further, the Chief Minister commanded the private company owners to give their employees salaries in advance and not to cut salaries for their absence due to Coronavirus.  He also ensured that no coronavirus case is in Tripura yet.

The CPI-M in a press meet on Sunday has forwarded its total support to the Govt of India which may lockdown the country for a long time.

Addressing media, CPI-M State Secretary Gautam Das said that it is also true that the way Coronavirus is spreading, it is dangerous but the daily labours’ conditions can not be forgotten.

Thus the CPI-M has demanded Rs. 5000 for poor and free ration supplies to all the people except Govt and Semi Govt employees for long one month.

 The novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 324 on Sunday, according to Health Ministry data. 

Congress leader Gopal Roy also has demanded free ration distribution from door to door.