Bengaluru: People visited the Regional Transportation Office (RTO) in Bengaluru to utilize various services forced to take Covid-19 tests even if they have no symptoms.
Complaints flow from those who visit RTOS for student licenses and driving and other documents.
Most of the complaints were reported from RTOS in Kasturi Nagar and Kr Puram.
An applicant who visited Kasturi Nagar RTO on Tuesday for DL ​​tests, said: “I was asked to take a Covid test to get me.
When I asked why, they said it was mandatory for everyone who visited RTOS.
I have no symptoms.
I Don’t have a problem taking a covid test, but why is the BBMP porridge test kit? Is this an effort to increase the number of tests in the city? “He said most of the visitors had no choice but to agree.
“If we refuse, we will not get DL.
In fact, there is no thermal screening on RTO.
They ask everyone to gather outside RTO without following any social distance norms”.
Sheela K, a DL applicant, said they were fully vaccinated must be released from the Covid test.
“This forced testing is not good,” he said.
“Is this obliged only in RTOS even for those who have taken two vaccine shots? They know that they are Visiting RTOS has no choice.
We didn’t even get the results immediately, so we didn’t even know whether we were covid- positive.
“The staff at the testing kiosk at Kasturi Nagar claimed that hundreds of people in Bengaluru visited RTOS.” Covid testing counting was founded by BBMP.
We have not received complaints about the pressure to undergo a test so far, “said an official.
Rajender Kumar Kataria, the main secretary, the Department of Transportation, clarified that the Covid-19 test was not mandatory.
“The kiosk has been established by the BBMP and the Ministry of Health, but only for those who want to be tested.
We do not impose anyone to be tested.
Howev Er, many netizens, in social media posts, land reality is claimed to be different and that visitors are forced to take the Covid test During the last two months.
Twitter handle @ manmeet21277, writing: “At RTO Kr Puram, we must go through a required Covid test regardless of the vaccine status.
The same government department does not believe in each other, how your world will believe your vaccine (sic) “.
Samrat Sen, another netizen wrote:” Covid test is being asked for anyone who visits the Kasturi Nagar RTO.
Is this just to show the number of tests made.
Why do we need a test for people who are fully vaccinated? “