Lieutenant Governor, GC Murmu Saturday interacted with leaders and heads of various religious groups and faiths through video-conferencing and asked them to advise their followers against holding any congregations and spread awareness about social distancing amid COVID19 pandemic.
BVRSubrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to LG; SanjeevVerma, Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Pandurang K Pole, Divisional CommissionerKashmir and heads of various religious organizations and social activistsattended the conference.
The LG said the governmentalone cannot fight the situation unless people participates and cooperates withthe authorities. “Religious and spiritual leaders have a crucial role to playin order to bring about a conscientious behavioral change among people withregard to importance of personal hygiene and social distancing,” he said.
The LG urged religiousleaders to appeal to their followers to voluntarily report their travel historyand participation in the religious congregation held in Delhi.