The BJP on Monday demanded action against state industries and excise minister Kawasi Lakhma for violating the norms of the Epidemic Act and the lockdown.
Being a minister, he had also sent a wrong message among the people, the state BJP said, demanding a legal action against him.
“Industries minister Lakhma has travelled from Raipur during the lock-down crossing three district borders to reach Raigarh, said Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Dharamlal Kaushik.
Interacting with the media persons, Lakhma had been reported to have said, “Sitting at Raipur for a long time, I was bored and decided to visit Raigarh.”
The industries minister visited the Kosamnara Ashram of Baba Satyanarayan, and it is also reported that a three-star hotel was arranged for the stay of the minister, the BJP leader said.
“When the state minister violates the lockdown protocol, what message he is giving to the people?” Kaushik said.
Everyone wants to be free from the coronavirus epidemic, at such time, the minister is openly violating the lockdown norms, he said.
Meanwhile, in a memorandum to state governor Anusuiya Uikey, the BJP legal cell chairman Naresh Gupta has urged to initiate stern action against the minister.
The letter also demanded legal action for violation of all provisions of the Epidemic Act, enforced during the lockdown.