‘Follow safety guidelines as pandemic not over’

Our Correspondent

Nakodar, June 1

Thanks to the hard work done by the state government led by Capt Amarinder Singh, police, administration, health workers and civil society, the Covid-19 situation is under control. However, the pandemic is not over yet and people should continue to strictly follow safety guidelines as they move around at public places now, said Member of Parliament (MP) Santokh Singh Chaudhary after honouring people for their work during the lockdown here on Monday.

During a visit to Shampur village in the Nakodar Assembly constituency, the senior Congress leader applauded the work done by the police and the administration and felicitated Bilga SHO Surjeet Singh, Nurmahal SHO Hardeep Singh, Bilga Municipal Council president Paramjeet Pamma, naib tehsildars, patwaris and others at a function organised by the Guru Ravidass Sabha and Gobind Ram.

MP Chaudhary said the impact of coronavirus had been unprecedented that even superpowers of the world have found it difficult to tackle it. But in the state, number of cases have remained low due to early steps taken by the government and strict compliance with safety guidelines, adding that the situation in Jalandhar was also under control.

He expressed gratitude towards the police and civil administrations, doctors, nurses, municipal councils, panchayats, NGOs, volunteers and Congress workers for working day and night to fight the virus and looking after people adversely affected by it. He warned that the situation was still fragile and precautionary steps must be taken while going outside.

The MP also hit out at the Central Government for not paying heed to warnings of the Opposition and turning a blind eye to miseries of poor migrants.

“After mismanaging everything and creating a mess, the Centre has now left the same to states to sort it out,” he added.