Preparing to win the war against Corona, the 123-year-old law will become a government weapon

Governments around the world are fighting a historic war against the global epidemic corona. In this order, the Government of India has sought the help of 123-year-old law to stop the spread of the epidemic. Under the Epedemic Diseases Act 1897, state and central governments can now try to prevent the corona from spreading through special rights.

➽Under this law, the government can imprison any person who does not appear to comply with the government's orders. This law was first implemented in 1896 when the plague epidemic spread in the Bombay Presidency.

What is the special provision in this law?

➠It is worth mentioning that, this law has only 4 provisions. This law is applicable only when governments feel that the situation is not being controlled under the existing rules. Under this law, the Central and State Governments have the exclusive right to consider any area as a Danger Zone. The government can investigate any person or thing that may have infiltrated the area.

➠As per Section 2A of this Act, the Central Government has the right to search any ship arriving at the ports of the country. It is noteworthy that, when this law was made, travel abroad was only possible by waterway. If a foreign traveler suspected the epidemic of spreading the virus, the government would try the remedy. If we look at Corona, the virus has been transmitted from China by travelers to other countries. However, the mode of travel has now been transformed into an airway instead of a waterway.

What will happen to the lawbreaker?

➠There have been several cases in the country following the violation of this law. One such case went against a doctor in Odisha. In fact, in 1959, when the disease spread in Odisha, a doctor refused treatment and the Odisha government took action against it. The case was from the entire district of Odisha. Under this law, if a government employee or other person sitting on other responsible positions tries to escape his duty, then action may be taken against him.

At that time the British government also became a victim of criticism.

➠When the law was implemented by the British government, it was criticized a lot. The government was implementing this law and isolating everyone who was suspected of being infected with the plague. The British authorities at that time took stern action against the people. The action was opposed by saying that the general public was being oppressed. At that time several articles were also written against British officer Walter Rand in the newspaper Kesari, the Indian revolutionary child Gangadhar Tilak.