T’puram: The state government has clarified that it will be mandatory for all people who visit shops and commercial companies to vaccinate at least one dose or have a negative RT-PC certificate tested within 72 hours before the visit or.
Those who had been infected and recovered from Covid-19 in one month after the visit.
Strange government decisions come as a contradiction with his own policy statement made in the Assembly, where the opposition protested and staged walkouts on Thursday.
Opposition Leader V D Sathean raised order points regarding the statement made by Health Minister Veena George in the Assembly under the power of 300 in Rednesby on Wednesday.
The statement said that “would be desirable that those who visit shops and other commercial companies can be vaccinated for the first dose, have a RT-PCR-negative certificate released within 72 hours before the visit or those who have.
Infected and recover from Covid -19 in one month from the visit “.
However, the government’s order issued in this matter said that it is mandatory for visitors to meet one of three criteria.
“What the Minister of Health read is the desired proposal, but the order has made it mandatory.
When only a minority that receives even the first dose of the vaccine in the state, such orders are impractical,” he said.
He criticized the main secretary quoting that the order had come in contradiction with the decision to open commercial companies based on public sentiment.
He also quoted another error in the government’s order that said “Everyone can move from home to important activities such as vaccination, covid-19 testing, medical emergency, medical purchases, mortality of relatives, family weddings, local trips to catch a long bus route, trains, aviation, ships, exams, etc.
“, and say that this means that the public cannot come out for other purposes other than what has been stated.
He said that such ill logical rules only helped the police to slap more penalties to the public, turning the country to be “good condition”.
Points of order as long as the same thing was also submitted by P C Vishnunath and K Babu.
However, the Minister of Health defended that orders had come in “better ways” compared to statements issued in the Assembly.
“The policy statement according to the rules of 300 is a general approach by the government.
Orders set steps for practical implementation.
There is no contradiction between the two and the same essence is the same,” he said.
Opposition then do a walkout.