Tablighi Jamaat did a criminal act by spreading coronavirus across the country, say BJP leader Yogi Adityanath

New Delhi, 03 May 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Top BJP  leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath  has once again held   Tablighi Jamaat  responsible for  spreading  coronavirus across the country .

Speaking at E-agenda AajTak, on Saturday Yogi Adityanath said the people linked to Tablighi Jamaat worked as “carriers” of coronavirus infection.

He said Tablighi Jamaat did a criminal act and they need to be dealt with accordingly. Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh recieved around 3,000 people linked to Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi.

“What Tablighi Jamaat did was condemnable. Had they not behaved in that manner, the country would have managed the coronavirus situation during the first phase of lockdown,” Yogi Adityanath said.

The UP chief minister said, “To get a disease is not a crime. But to hide illness like Covid-19 is definitely a crime. We will take action against those who have broken the law.” He added.

India has witnessed a rise in hatred against Muslims after a section of Indian media misreported a congregation organised by Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat in March in New Delhi after several of the group’s members were infected with Covid-19. The misrepresentation of the incident has led to the social boycott of Muslims in many corners of India and a rise in hate crime against them including lynchings and cyber bullying.