Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, on Tuesday, alleged that some members of Islamic sect, Tablighi Jamaat, have played a major role in spreading COVID-19 in the state and the country by “not cooperating with the authorities” and “hiding their travel history” to Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi in March.
In an interview to a radio station, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also said a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat was because of “mistakes” committed by Tablighi Jamaat members who attended a gathering in Delhi last month.