SHILLONG, April 6 -- East Jaintia National Council (EJNC) has alleged that the office of the Deputy Commissioner of East Jaintia Hills District has blatantly floated the social distancing guidelines to prevent spread of COVID-19 disease.In a statement issued on Monday, President of EJNC, Samborwell Lyngdoh said the Deputy Commissioner office has failed to adhere to its own social distancing guidelines that this has put the health and life of the people at risk.

"The government has also advised its offices to limit the present of staff and also the people in the office, keeping in mind the objective to stop the virus. However, we are pained to see that the social distancing norm is blatantly floated in the office of the DC. There are huge...