The Assam unit of the Tablighi Jamaat has appealed to the State government to let members of the Jamaat, who completed their quarantine period after attending the March Nizamuddin event , return from Delhi.
Zunaid Khalid, the unit’s core committee member, told newspersons that they had also submitted a list of 439 Jamaat members stranded across the country to the Assam police.
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“We have sought the government’s help for the return of the Jamaat members who have already completed their quarantine period in Delhi. A list of the other members undergoing quarantine has also been submitted so that they return home to various parts of Assam,” he said.
A government spokesperson said the request was being processed for necessary action.
Most of the 43 people who tested COVID-19 positive in Assam turned out to be those who had attended the religious congregation at Nizamuddin. Of the 43 cases, 32 have been discharged after recovery, while a 65-year-old died.
Published - May 05, 2020 03:13 pm IST
