A policeman monitors the crowd at the Sarojini Nagar market operating on the odd-even system as per guidelines set by the Delhi government, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
Live news updates: India recorded 90,928 new cases of Covid-19 overnight to take the total to 35.11 million, said the health ministry on Wednesday, marking the biggest rise in daily infections since June 11 last year. Deaths increased by 325 to reach a total of 482,876.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his programme in Punjab on Wednesday after a security breach left him stuck on a highway for 15-20 minutes because of protesting farmers while he was travelling to a public function near the border with Pakistan.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report on today’s security breach in Punjab. Such dereliction of security procedure in the Prime Minister’s visit is totally unacceptable and accountability will be fixed,” said Home Minister Amit Shah on Twitter. In a spiralling row, the BJP accused Punjab’s ruling Congress of “murderous intentions”. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi denied any lapse and said he would die for the Prime Minister but he was never in danger.
