Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. May 06, 2020: Panic and tension gripped the Sirhind town today as soon as the news spread that one of the twelve workers, working on the combine of Gurpreet Singh lalli councilor cum organizing Secretary of District Congress Committee, who has come from UP along with others after harvesting wheat has been tested positive, whereas the result of two of his other colleagues is awaited. Lalli along with his staff had gone to UP and other States for harvesting wheat and returned after two months, whereas Lalli came back few days ago and the workers came recently. Lalli and his mother both are Congress Councilors and powerful leaders of the town and they have been distributing langer in their respective wards to hundreds of people during lock down. He even honoured the front line COVID warriors, SDM Fatehgarh Sahib and police officers in his ward. No one dared to take the throat samples of Lalli or his other workers who reside in adjoining villages. The residents apprehend that Sirhind may not become like Rajpura as thousands of people have come into their contact during preparing and distributing langer.
Sources told that Lalli was also home quarantined but he continued to serve the langer as no one dare to question his movement. Moreover two of his workers reside on Post Office Road Sirhind in rented accommodation, they were also moving freely and the people informed to health department and then their samples were taken and their result is awaited.
When contacted Lalli, he said that he along with his 12 workers had gone to UP to harvest wheat. He said he came back on12 the April, whereas his staff has come few days ago. He said that he was checked up at all Inter State Nakas and tested negative. He said two of his workers came back on Motor Cycle from UP after collecting the money on 1st May and one of them has been tested positive. He said that two of his workers live at Sirhind, four at Chuni Majra and 4 at Bhaini Kalan villages of the district.
Dr. N.K.aggarwal Civil Surgeon said that the department came to know that two combine workers have come to Sirhind from UP after two months, they were home quarantined and samples were taken and one of them has been tested positive, the result of other is awaited. He said that he is not aware about Lalli and owner of the combine and his other employees. He said whenever it will come to their notice their samples will also be taken. When asked Lalli had been serving langer after coming back from UP, he said if he had been doing report it.