BHOPAL: Amidst raging omicron variant infecting children, all the Covid norms were violated at a government event of ‘Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ in Chhatarpur district as children were forced to attend the function. Local MLA Rajesh Prajapati of BJP addressed the gathering.
The programme was organized at Katra village of janpad of Gaurihar.
Large number of villagers were invited and to make sure that the tent where the event was organized looked crowded, a large number of local children were asked to participate.
Different schemes of the government were displayed to popularize the government work and there was also a provision for instant redressal of the issues related to the villagers. A girl said she was attending the programme as local administration had asked her parents to ensure her attendance.
Most of the villagers and children did not wear masks. Chhatarpur has 322 active cases of Corona and the number was on the rise every day.
Rakesh Parmar SDM Luvkush Nagar, said, “This is a serious issue. Let me get it investigate if the children were invited and they did not wear mask”