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LEH: After Chairman /CEC, LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan tweeted saying “law must be applied equally to all” tagging with a photo from BJP’s candle march in Leh on 6th January and another from Kargil suspending a religious procession on 7th January, BJP Ladakh on Saturday issued a clarification in this regard.
The clarification statement said that the candle march organized by BJP Ladakh in Leh strictly followed all Covid-19 Guidelines, wearing face masks, maintaining social distancing, and also maintained numbers of participants as per COVID protocols. BJP Ladakh claimed that the gathering was below 25 persons as per DM Order 38-DM (UTL) of 2021 dated December 30, 2021 which allows social religious gathering ‘outside the containment zone’ up to 50 persons for outside.
“The Candle March was attended by only 22 people and the place was also not a containment zone. Hence, no violation has happened in the said gathering organized by BJP in Leh. BJP Ladakh is very much concerned about the prevailing Covid situation and we must support the administration in containing the disease. At the same time, we also appreciate the religious organisations of Kargil for their full cooperation yesterday,” the statement added.