The Centre on Tuesday told the Delhi high court that the labourers engaged with the Central Vista Project reside at the construction site and they follow all the protocols and guidelines in place to check coronavirus infection. The petitioner rushed to the court in the midst of curfew selectively targeting one particular construction site, the Centre asserted. Talking about the scope of the project, the Centre said it is not what is colloquially referred to as “the Central Vista Project” (which includes Parliament, refurbishment of North Block, South Block, construction of new offices for central government -- common Central Secretariat, central conference facilities, etc.). “Labourers are being transported from Sarai Kale Khan and Karol Bagh area to Rajpath and Central Vista, where construction work is going on. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for the Centre told the court that he had filed a reply but the same was not on record.

Source: Hindustan Times May 11, 2021 08:37 UTC