Nirvachan Sadan must act sooner than later. While it prepares dates for the ensuing Assembly polls in five states—Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur, the 3^rd wave has thrown up a big challenge – the polls shouldn’t turn into ‘super spreaders’ as seen in the past.

Sadly, the massive rallies and party leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, not wearing masks, violating Covid protocol, are being ignored by the ECI, prompting at least the Uttarakhand High Court to step in. It has requested it to consider ‘appropriate directions prohibiting large rallies in the State’ and insist on ‘campaigning in virtual mode.’

But while it mulls over it, Congress, AAP, and SP have called off their big rallies in UP till further notice, but the big player, BJP is too silent. Besides, will the pay heed to Congress plea: “PM is inaugurating several projects by holding big rallies; both government money/machinery is being used; these have become more of a stage for BJP’s poll campaign rather than a start of any project; such practices must be stopped.”

But isn’t it that all governments do so in power, it could ask. Two wrongs don’t make a right?

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