Social distancing norms flouted at Cong's MLA protest in Chhattisgarh

In a video of the protest, Congress MLA Vinay Jaiswal was seen surrounded by nearly a dozen protesters with some of them even without masks.

Koriya (Chhattisgarh): Norms of social distancing were allegedly flouted at a protest organised by Congress MLA Vinay Jaiswal in the district here.

Jaiswal was staging a protest to demand the reinstatement of 32 workers of a company.

Jaiswal said, "Based on a fictitious probe, the workers were sacked by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. during previous BJP government in the state."

In a video of the incident, Jaiswal could be seen surrounded by nearly a dozen protesters with some of them seen without masks. They raised slogans and held placards against the sacking of workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Owing to the ongoing nationwide crisis, several companies have laid off employees following a decline in their revenue. On the other hand the number of active coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh reached 873 on Sunday, however six fatalities have been reported so far.

ANI report