The five-member committee – comprising former judges and a former Union home secretary – has alleged that the lackadaisical attitude shown by the Union home ministry and police complicity helped rioters go unchecked.
Amid festival season, MHA extends COVID-19 guidelines till THIS date - "The total number of active cases and high case positivity in some districts continue to remain a matter of concern," Union Home Secretary said.
Asking people not to panic over the availability of medical oxygen, the Centre on Monday asserted that the country has enough stock of the life-saving gas and that the key issue of its transportation to high-demand areas witnessing mounting COVID-19 cases was being addressed in the best possible way, even by roping in the Indian Air Force (IAF). Addressing a media briefing here, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal highlighted the efforts that have been undertaken by the government in providing oxygen to hospitals in areas with high COVID-19 cases at the earliest. Ghabrayen nahin, panic mat karen (Don t worry, don t panic). We have enough stock of oxygen. The issue is transportation. Transportation is a major challenge which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stakeholders, he said.