Tura, June 30 -- Various NGOs from the North Garo Hills region have written to the chief secretary over allegations of COVID - 19 protocol violation by the district administration.The objections come in the wake of 5 persons, who recently returned from Mumbai in Maharashtra - a COVID - 19 hotspot, to the town of Mendipathar, where they are undergoing quarantine. The objection comes due to the fact that none of them are residents of the state but are relatives of a businessman, living in the Assam section of Mendipathar.

According to the NGOs, including the GSU, AYWO and AHAM, the businessman, Birendra Rajpurohit, is a proprietor of Mega Mart group having branches across the district.

The NGOs expressed their anger over the issue allegin...