After the Centre’s Unlock 4 guidelines, the Haryana government on Sunday withdrew its order to keep markets in urban areas closed on Monday and Tuesday, in accordance with the Union Home Ministry’s Unlock 4 guidelines issued on Saturday which says that state governments shall not impose any local lockdown outside containment zones without prior consultation with the central government.
“Under Unlock 4, the Central government has said that state governments shall not impose any local lockdown (outside containment zones), so the Haryana government has withdrawn the order issued on August 28 to keep the markets closed on Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, there will be no lockdown now,” tweeted Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij.
केंद्र सरकार ने अनलॉक 4 में प्रदेश सरकारों को लॉक डाउन करने का अधिकार नही दिया है इसलिए हरियाणा सरकार का दिनांक 28 अगस्त का सोमवार और मंगलवार को बाज़ार बंद रखने का आदेश वापिस ले लिया है । इसलिए अब कोई लॉक डाउन नही होगा ।
— Anil Vij Ambala Cantt Haryana, India (@anilvijminister) August 30, 2020
An earlier order by the Haryana government stated that malls and shops in marketplaces of urban areas will remain closed on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of weekends as instructed earlier. This order, however, was not for shops dealing with essential goods and services.
The revised instructions which were issued on August 28 stated that “To contain further spread of COVID-19 in Haryana, shopping malls and shops, except those dealing with essential goods and services shall remain closed on Monday and Tuesday in the market places of urban areas of the state.
“Accordingly, there is no bar on the opening of shops and shopping malls on Saturday and Sunday in these areas. These orders will be applicable till further orders,” Haryana has till date recorded over 62,000 COVID-19 cases and over 670 fatalities.
