Seeing the rising corona cases in UP, the UP government has put its side on the suggestion of lockdown given by Allahabad High Court. Additional Chief Secretary of the UP government, Avnish Awasthi, issued a press note in the media that such reports were entirely based on rumors.

On Wednesday, Avneesh Awasthi reacted to the news from the government, which said that the entire lockdown could be imposed in UP from August 28. In these reports, it has been said that the High Court has suggested lockdown to the government, by deciding on this, lockdown can be imposed once in UP