Covid-19: Plea in SC against invitation advertisement to 'Kumbh Mela' | India News
NEW DELHI: A Noida-based lawyer has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking immediate strict directions to the Central government and Uttarakhand government to withdraw all the advertisements inviting people to Haridwar for "Kumbh Mela" keeping in view the facts and figures of Covid-19 pandemic. Sanjai Kumar Pathak, in his petition filed before the Supreme Court on Friday, sought that the Union government, Uttarakhand government, and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) be directed immediately to clear the mass gathering from Haridwar city as soon as possible and prescribe...