New Delhi: BJP leader R K Sinha condemned the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat that took place in the home town of Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on April 14 and 15 and termed the incident a well-planned 'conspiracy'.
The congregation was held in the Sheikhana Mosque of Bihar Sharif in the Nalanda district.
The leader further said that the Tablighi Jamaat is there in almost all major cities of Bihar, then why the organisers have chosen the CM's hometown to conduct such a large gathering, flaunting the lockdown guidelines.
"All those who have gathered should come out and get tested. I request people who attended the congregation to come forward and have a medical check-up - this the only way to combat COVID-19," he added.
Earlier on Friday, in a letter to state disaster department, Nalanda DM, Yogendra Yadav has informed that a total of 640 people took part in Tablighi Jamaat congregation on April 14 and 15 in the district.
"Of the 640 people, 13 people were from Nalanda and rest were from other districts of the state. It is possible some of them were from Jharkhand too. Of the 13 people from Nalanda, the samples of two tested negative. Rest 11 people are being identified," the letter said.
"It should be noted that a person from Nawada has tested positive after coming into contact with a person who attended the congregation from Nawada district of the state. The organizers of the event have no information about the attendees. According to them, the head of the Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in respective districts may have the information about the names, addresses of the attendees," the letter added.
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