<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has appealed citizens to observe the upcoming festival of Bakri-Id or Eid-ul-Adha in a symbolic fashion. Following a meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the state has released guidelines for the festival. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that&nbsp;guidelines issued by Maharashtra Government clearly state that no relaxation will be allowed in containment zones for the Eid-ul-Adha festival. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The state has urged Muslim brethen to offer Namaz inside the safety of their homes as religious places continue to remain shut. The government has said that all livestock markets will continue to remain shut and anyone who desires to perform the sacrifice ritual must do it through online mode. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, setting a precedent, six CISF personnel have donated their plasma at the civic-run Nair Hospital in Mumbai. The personnel deployed at Mumbai Airport had contracted the infection in line of duty.&nbsp; A CISF Sub-Inspector Anshuman Tiwari who has donated his plasma said he is happy that his gesture will save people's lives, adding that no one should be averse to donating their plasma.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | July 17, 2020 8:25 PM
Maharashtra Home Minister appeals citizens to observe festival of Eid-ul-Adha in symbolic fashion