Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, in a statement today cancelling the annual Independence Day “at-home” event over what he called a spurt in coronavirus cases, delivered a message that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will not like to hear.
The Governor said he was concerned about the “frightening” situation in the state and the rising active virus cases. “When the assembly session was cancelled on March 13, then there were two cases. At the time the session was cancelled to fight the spread of the global pandemic,” said Mr Mishra.
“There were 3381 cases on July 1. Now it is more than 10,000. The unrelenting virus spread is a cause for concern and the state has to take serious steps to save people from this worldwide pandemic.”
The statement comes a day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot submitted his third proposal for an assembly session from Friday.
The Governor blocked two previous proposals over various reasons, including coronavirus precautions.
