Hundreds Of Devotees Defy Covid-19 Protocols, Gather At Ahmedabad's Baliyadev Temple To Offer Prayers

KT Kamaria, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad Rural, said action has been taken against 23 people, including the village sarpanch, in connection with the incident, which took place on Tuesday.

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Ahmedabad: Even as the coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country, hundereds of women gathered at Navapura village in Sanand of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district to offer prayers at the Baliyadev temple violating the Covid-19 restrictions put in place.

KT Kamaria, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad Rural, said action has been taken against 23 people, including the village sarpanch, in connection with the incident, which took place on Tuesday.

Besides, music being played by a DJ can also be heard in the video of the incident, which soon went viral.

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The people of Gujarat seem to have been flabbergasted with this incident with a person on Twitter lambasting the state government and the local administration for permitting such an event.

“#Ahmedabad: Amid #CoronaPandemic thousands throng during a religious event in Sanand. How did the local administration give permission for such an event? Is the Gujarat Government sleeping?” he wrote on the micro-blogging platform and posted the video of the incident.

This comes even as the state reported over 13,000 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.