IT News
Imphal, July 19:
Congress MLA Khumukcham Joykishan today questioned the government if there is a separate COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the MLAs , Ministers and the VVIPs in Manipur.
“None of the MLAs, Ministers, and the VVIPs have followed the COVID-19 SOPs framed by the government in Manipur”, Joykishan said talking to reporters at his Thangmeiband residence today afternoon.
He further said that common people are mandatorily quarantined for 14 days at either government set up centers or private hotel if they came from outside the state as per the SOPs. However none of the VVIPs, MLAs and the Ministers who had travelled outside the state and returned backed had never followed the SOPs, the Congress MLA added.
It may be mentioned that in the wake of the political battle between the Congress party and the BJP during Rajya Sabha Election held on June 19, two Congress leaders who had visited the state were forced to quarantine at a hotel. However, when BJP leader Hemanta Biswa and NPP leader Conrad Sangma visited the state to settle the issue between the BJP and the NPP, both didn’t follow the SOPs. The 4 NPP MLAs also did not follow the SOPs when they return from Delhi.
