Sonowal urges Tablighi Jamaat attendees to voluntarily come forward

AssamChief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday asked the people who took partin Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin at New Delhi from Assam, tovoluntarily come forward and identify themselves before the concernedauthorities to safeguard the interest of their own families and other citizensof the State.

CM Sonowal urged the people to go through necessary tests and screenings by the Health Department to determine COVID-19 infection. He also asked the people to provide any information to authorities about those who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation.

It maybe mentioned here that Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesdaysaid that as many as 347 people from Assam, who attended the Jaamat atNizamuddin in Delhi are back in the State now and the government of Assam hastraced down 235 such people as of now.