Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged Kerala government to withdraw lockdown relaxation for Bakrid amid speculations of third wave of Covid and warned of taking the matter to Supreme Court.
Stating that the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government’s decision to loosen curbs is ‘unwarranted and inappropriate at this time of medical emergency’, the IMA, in its press release, called for immediate withdrawal of the order and enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy towards Covid-appropriate behaviour. It further urged the administration not to deviate from its statutory duty and vision to ensure the safety of the state as well as the country.
“When many northern states like Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal have stopped, with a constructive sense of public safety, the traditional and popular pilgrims, it’s unfortunate that a learned state like Kerala has taken these retrograde decision,” the statement read.
The IMA Kerala chapter had earlier criticised the government’s lockdown strategy as unscientific and ineffective.