Rajasthan HC Asks Govt To Explain Why Pakistani Refugees Are Not Eligible For Covid Vaccine
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of the Seemant Lok Sangathan, said that the state government has failed to act upon the high court s direction which clearly states that Pakistani migrants should not be excluded from vaccination.
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The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday directed the state government to explain that why it is not considering the Pakistani minority migrants, who are not having prescribed identity cards, eligible for Covid-19 vaccination.
‘It is the nexus between the administration, state, and the home affairs which are responsible for the delay in the citizenship of the Pakistani Hindu migrants,’ says Hindu Singh Sodha
A view of Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur. File
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The court ruled that the Centre’s standard operating procedure (SOP) on vaccination did not exclude the migrants from Pakistan.
Amid an uncertainty about their citizenship status, Pakistani Hindu migrants residing in Jodhpur district have started getting COVID-19 vaccination following an intervention of the Rajasthan High Court. However, the migrants who do not possess any of the prescribed identity documents were still not getting the vaccine.
A Division Bench of the High Court ruled that the Centre’s standard operating procedure (SOP) on vaccination did not exclude the migrants from Pakistan. The State government, which is yet to take a final decision on the issue, has sought some time from the court for furnishing details about the steps taken to implement the SOP.
The Jodhpur district administration organized a vaccination camp for Pakistani Hindu refugees in the Kali Beri area on Saturday to contain the spread of the COV
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Jodhpur district administration organized a vaccination camp for Pakistani Hindu refugees in the Kali Beri area on Saturday to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.