SC Draws Farmer Protest Parallel To Tablighi Jamaat; Warns Centre
Hearing a plea related to the Tablighi Jamaat event, the Supreme Court on January 7 warned Centre over the probability of similar consequences in the farmers' protest. Fearing the rise of Covid-19 cases, the top court asked the Solicitor General regarding safety provisions against COVID-19 and has directed to submit a report on developments to pacify the protests. Moreover, CJI SA Bobde said, “It is not that everything (pandemic) is over.”