Bollywood Criticises Janata Curfew Celebrations On Streets: It's Worrisome And Stupid
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By P T I
Several
Bollywood
stars
including
actor
Sonam
Kapoor,
Richa
Chadha,
Nimrat
Kaur
have
criticised
the
way
people
'celebrated'
janata
curfew
on
streets
on
Sunday,
defying
social
distancing
as
advised
by
the
central
government
during
the
ongoing
coronavirus
pandemic.
Janata
Curfew
was
an
initiative
by
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
which
was
meant
to
give
a
shout-out
to
people
who
have
been
providing
medical
and
other
essential
services
to
fight
the
COVID-19
outbreak.
The
prime
minister
had
urged
people
to
come
out
to
their
doorsteps
or
balconies
to
express
gratitude
to
those
who
have
been
providing
essential
services
during
this
crisis.
However,
soon
social
media
was
flooded
with
videos
of
people
out
on
the
streets,
celebrating
by
banging
plates,
dancing,
taking
out
rallies
in
huge
numbers
and
even
playing
'Corona
Garba.'
Taking
to
Twitter,
Nimrat
criticised
the
manner
in
which
people
handled
the
situation.
"The
attitude
behind
the
circus
that's
unfolded
in
so
many
parts
of
the
country
over
'celebrating'
the
end
of
#Covid19
is
the
exact
reason
why
we
should
be
so
worried
for
India.
Praying
the
price
we
pay
for
this
utter
embarrassment
and
horror
isn't
irreversible
and
drastic,"
"The
Lunchbox" star
said.
Sharing
a
video
of
children
dancing
on
the
streets,
Richa
tweeted,
"Stupid
level
max.
This
is
the
opposite
of
a
#jantacurfew."
Re-tweeting
a
thread
of
several
videos
of
people
celebrating
on
the
streets,
Sonam
said,
"Sharing
because
it's
tragically
hilarious."
A
day
after
Janata
Curfew,
the
prime
minister
on
Monday
appealed
to
state
governments
to
ensure
that
rules
and
regulations
of
the
coronavirus
lockdown
are
enforced
as
he
noted
that
many
people
are
not
taking
the
measure
seriously.
"Many
people
are
still
not
taking
the
lockdown
seriously.
Please
save
yourself,
save
your
family,
follow
the
instructions
seriously.
I
request
state
governments
to
ensure
rules
and
laws
are
followed,"
he
said
in
a
tweet
in
Hindi.
Replying
to
PM's
tweet,
filmmaker
Anubhav
Sinha
wrote,
"Thank
you
sir.
These
people
also
need
your
scolding
once."
Filmmaker
Karan
Johar
also
underlined
the
importance
of
social
distancing,
by
tweeting,
"Stay
apart
or
fall
apart!
Your
choice!
#IndiaFightsCorona"
Actor
Kritika
Kamra
tweeted
that
one
must
strictly
stay
at
home
as
there
is
"nothing
to
celebrate".
"Let's
make
sure
we
don't
spread
this
to
the
elderly,
vulnerable
and
underprivileged.
And
eventually,
I
really
hope
we
come
out
of
this
as
better
people.
We
need
to
do
better
as
a
society.
And
vote
for
upliftment,
inclusivity,
equality,"
she
tweeted.
According
to
the
Union
Health
Ministry,
the
total
number
of
confirmed
coronavirus
cases
in
the
country
rose
to
415
on
Monday.