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Markaz Nizamuddin issues statement on congregation, says didn't violate law

The Markaz statement referred to the directive of the Delhi government to take legal action against the Markaz administration

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People who showed coronavirus symptoms being taken to various hospitals from Nizamuddin area in New Delhi | Photo: Dalip Kumar

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Markaz Nizamuddin, the place where a religious congregation left several people affected with coronavirus, on Tuesday said it has not violated any provision of the law and offered its premises for setting up a quarantine facility. Markaz Nizamuddin, which is the international headquarters of Tabilghi Jamaat for close to 100 years, will cooperate with the authorities, it said in a statement.
Delhi government on Tuesday said twenty-four people, who took part in a religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin earlier this month, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 700 people who attended this

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