Amid growing fears over the possibility of a Coronavirus outbreak, the elected public representatives of ruling party and the Opposition in Haryana have restricted their interaction with public in the State.
The State politicians said that they have cancelled their programmes and public meetings but people can meet them in case of urgency, they added.
State Home Minister Anil Vij who recently ordered the suspension of his Janata Darbar being held at his Ambala residence every Saturday and Sunday, said that thousands of people visit his Janta Darbar per day with their complaints. Given the Covid-19 scare, this could become a potential danger for the spread of the virus. “Since the Health Department had banned all community gatherings, Janta Darbars had also been postponed till further notice,” he added.
Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said that many public meetings were scheduled and all of them have been cancelled. "People of my constituency can meet me in case of urgency", he added
Congress MLA from Jhajjar, Geeta Bhukka said, “I am following all the guidelines and instructions issued by the State government regarding Coronavirus. Those people who come to meet me, are informed of the guidelines.” The Congress leader said,” Being a public representative, I cannot afford to ignore those in the Constituency. So I am in-contact with the people through phone calls or messages and social networking sites including What’s app message. At the same time, they have been asked not to visit her offices unless there is urgency.”
Haryana Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Om Prakash Yadav said that leaders were more vulnerable to contacting the virus as they had to meet a large number of people from different strata of society. “I have called off all planned events particularly in my constituency and across the State and is taking precautions while meeting people,” said Yadav.