During the UP election rallies, lively safety standards were put in place in the face of the storm

Political parties are holding rallies and it is impossible to ensure Covid protocols are followed:

New Delhi:

Serious breaches of Covid restrictions have been at political campaigns and rallies in Uttar Pradesh, where elections are due within weeks. Be it the Congress, the BJP or the Samajwadi Party, images from these protests show people gathering together without social distancing. Only a few were seen wearing masks.

Images from Sunday’s Congress women’s marathon, Akhilesh Yadav’s rally in Unnao or Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s road run in Hardoi, people see little attention. Covid safety rules – a situation that is causing a lot of concern, especially about the rate at which the highly infectious strain of Covid Omicron is spreading.

Less than 30% of the population is fully vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh, one of the states hardest hit by the second wave of the virus. Images of thousands of bodies buried on the sands of Ganga and drifting into the river caused a stir in foreign media.

‘Vijay Rath Yatra’ by Samajwadi Party Chairman Akhilesh Yadav in Unnao on Tuesday

Last week, Allahabad High Court asked the Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to postpone the Uttar Pradesh council elections by a month or two and ban election-related gatherings, citing the third wave. two followed a string of previous council elections. five.

“The Gram Panchayat elections and the council elections in Bengal have infected a lot of people, caused many deaths,” the judge said, adding “If the protests are not stopped, the result will be will be worse than the second wave.”

Congress Women’s Marathon at UP’s Lucknow and Jhansi on Sunday

Political parties are holding rallies and meetings and ensuring that Covid protocols are followed during such events is not possible, he said.

However, sources indicate that the Election Commission may stick to the election schedule.

Yesterday, the government held a meeting to review the Covid situation in five states where elections are coming.

The government said after the meeting, vaccination for the coronavirus should be ramped up in states where elections are held early next year. The Government added that Rigorous Enforcement for Covid-appropriate behavior is needed and testing must be “exponentially accelerated”.