Hyderabad: The Telangana government made it clear on Thursday night that it was not considering introducing another lock in the state. Secretary-General Somesh Kumar in a statement unleashed an unsigned document, which misled many people into believing it was a true government order (JV) saying that shops and businesses will run from 1 April to 18:00 remain, in view of the rise. COVID-19 affairs in the state.
‘The government has taken note of an unsigned document claiming to be a GO issued on 1 April 2021, which provides for the closure of shops and trading establishments, etc. On social media. This makes it clear that the above document is false. The Telangana government has not issued such an order, and it is also made clear that there is no consideration for the closure, “Somesh Kumar said in a statement released on Thursday.
The fake GO, dished out in Somesh Kumar’s name, had such a signature of any government official. It succeeds in fooling several people, as the format is similar to that of GOs that the state government regularly announces. According to the false document, shops and businesses were asked to stay with direct entry from 18:00 to 08:00 with a view to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Upon inquiry, an official of the office of Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) said that the document is completely false and that the police will investigate the matter. There have been many rumors that Telangana, which has a gradual increase in COVID-19 matters could go down in the past week, KCR clearly stated in the state assembly that there would be no more locks in Telangana.
In addition to being spread on social media, the fake document was also sent by Whatsapp groups. It’s highly likely that the fake GO was also an April Fool’s joke by some naughty person. It may be recalled that Telangana was the first state to actually impose a closure in March last year, after which the nationwide exclusion was put in place to continue the closure. COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: The Siasat Daily