Locked

 Locked on Lockdown

On Tuesday, 24 March 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on national television that India would be under lockdown for twenty-one days in order to prevent the spread of the global pandemic COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The decision of the Prime Minister was made two days after he had advised the citizens of India to follow the Janata Curfew, which was a voluntary curfew. The Janata Curfew acted to prepare Indian citizens for the current lockdown.

The Ministry of Home Affairs published the official notification and invoked the lockdown under Section 6 of the Disaster Management Act. The Home Secretary issued guidelines for this lockdown under his powers in Section 10 of the Disaster Management Act, as the Chairman of the National Executive Committee constituted under Section 8 of the Act.

It is surprising to see that the terms ‘lockdown’ and ‘curfew’ have not been defined under Indian law but are still being used to curtail the fundamental right of movement enshrined under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution. This cannot be termed invalid as this right is subject to reasonable restrictions under Article 19.

From my point of view the lockdown has denied many privileges. Such as going somewhere, attending functions etc. Its too boring with online class, assignments the way we used to study was more entertaining and understanding than the method held now.