Indian Army trashes online messages on imposition of emergency

• Indiaweekly.bizStaff
• 30 March, 2020

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By: indiaweekly.biz Staff

The Indian Army on Monday (30) dismissed as “fake and malicious” certain messages circulating on social media about likely imposition of emergency in the country to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Army officers also said no effort was being initiated to rope in services of retired personnel, the National Cadet Corps and the volunteers enrolled under the National Service Scheme in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Fake and malicious messages are circulating on social media about likely declaration of emergency in mid April and employment of #IndianArmy, #Veterans, NCC and NSS to assist the civil administration.

It is clarified that this is absolutely FAKE. pic.twitter.com/YnbLnBZGY0

— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) March 30, 2020

“Fake and malicious messages are circulating on social media about likely declaration of emergency in mid April and employment of #IndianArmy, #Veterans, NCC and NSS to assist the civil administration,” the Army’s Additional Director general of Public Information (ADGPI) tweeted.  “It is clarified that this is absolutely Fake.”

India was brought under a 21-day lockdown on midnight of last Tuesday with an aim to check the spread of the coronavirus infection. The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 1,100 on Monday with 29 deaths.

Globally, the virus has infected more than 700,000 people and claimed more than 32,000 lives.