National Security Act invoked on attackers of Corona Warriors in this State

The Centre on Friday expressed concern over misbehaviour with and attacks on medical staff engaged in tracking and treating patients suffering from Covid-19.

It asking states to take stern action against the offenders. At least two states, Madhya Pradesh and UP, booked offenders under the National Security Act.

The Centre’s directions came after incidents were reported from across the country of doctors and healthcare workers being attacked and quarantined Tablighi Jamaat members misbehaving with nursing staff and impeding screening processes in Ghaziabad. Health minister Harsh Vardhan urged patients and their families not to create hurdles.

“They are our corona warriors who are continuously serving the nation to control and contain the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.

The home ministry asked states to deal with such cases sternly. “States have been asked to take strict action against such people and ensure safety of healthcare workers,” Punya Salila Srivastava, joint secretary in MHA, said.

In MP, four offenders identified in the stoning of doctors in Indore were charged under NSA after chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan warned that the administration would not be found wanting. Late on Friday, six more suspects were arrested, taking the number of those held to 13.

Similarly, the UP government used NSA against five Tablighi Jamaat members after a hospital superintendent in Ghaziabad complained to the police that they misbehaved with female nursing staff and made obscene gestures.

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