J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Sunday questioned the government’s move to declare entire Kashmir as red zone, saying only COVId19 19 impacted areas should be declared as the hot spots.
In a statement the party President GA Mir questioned themove, stating that only COVID19 impacted areas and the adjoining areas wererequired to be declared as red and orange zones.
He said the fresh decision has sent confusing signals amongpeople in the Kashmir, making them more apprehensive and restless.
“Apparently, the decision was taken in haste, withoutknowing the complete ground situation, amid the holy month of Ramdhan and theongoing agriculture season,” said Mir.
He asked the administration to initiate the process ofcategorizing only infected areas. Mir said people in Kashmir were already beenunder strict lockdown since 9 months and declaring entire region as red zonehas created more panic and restlessness among them.
Mir also drew the attention of administration towardsthousands of labourers stuck up in Assam, Kolkata WB, Bihar, Rajasthan,Haridwar, Muzaffar Nagar, UP, Pagwara and Punjab, who were yet to be contactedby the administration.
The PCC President also spoke to advisor Baseer Ahmad Khan inthis connection and told him that the procedures laid down for return ofstranded people were quite difficult for labourers to understand, the statementsaid.