Home Ministry Seeks Roll Back of TN Order Allowing Full Occupancy in Movie Theatres
State government are not permitted to dilute the Centre's COVID-19 guidelines, said home secretary Ajay Bhalla.
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Health07/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Tamil Nadu government to roll back its decision to allow full occupancy in movie theatres, saying that state governments are not allowed to dilute the ministry’s COVID-19 guidelines.
In a communication sent to Tamil Nadu chief secretary K. Shanmugam, Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla said the January 4 order permitting full occupancy in theatres “amounts to a dilution” of the MHA’s December 28, 2020, order.