<p>BJP MP Ravindra Kushawaha said on Saturday that he would give a cash reward of Rs 11,000 to anyone providing specific information about people, including Tablighi Jamaat members, who hid information about their travels and avoided screening for COVID-19.</p>.<p>The MP from Salempur constituency claimed in a statement that several people, who had been to Tablighi Jamaat congregations or any foreign country, did not report to the authorities and "are living without proper testing".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-indias-tally-crosses-21000-toll-rises-to-678-surge-in-cases-from-up-delhi-maha-gujarat-827545.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Such people need to inform the administration about their travel history and undergo a test for the novel coronavirus, he said, adding that anyone providing specific information about such people would be rewarded.</p>.<p>A Tablighi Jammat congregation in Delhi last month emerged as a major coronavirus hotspot after many of its participants carried the infection to several parts of the country.</p>.<p>Soon after the Delhi congregation came into the news, the district police had asked those who had attended it to report to the authorities, but no one turned up.</p>.<p>The district has not reported any COVID-19 case so far.</p>
<p>BJP MP Ravindra Kushawaha said on Saturday that he would give a cash reward of Rs 11,000 to anyone providing specific information about people, including Tablighi Jamaat members, who hid information about their travels and avoided screening for COVID-19.</p>.<p>The MP from Salempur constituency claimed in a statement that several people, who had been to Tablighi Jamaat congregations or any foreign country, did not report to the authorities and "are living without proper testing".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-indias-tally-crosses-21000-toll-rises-to-678-surge-in-cases-from-up-delhi-maha-gujarat-827545.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Such people need to inform the administration about their travel history and undergo a test for the novel coronavirus, he said, adding that anyone providing specific information about such people would be rewarded.</p>.<p>A Tablighi Jammat congregation in Delhi last month emerged as a major coronavirus hotspot after many of its participants carried the infection to several parts of the country.</p>.<p>Soon after the Delhi congregation came into the news, the district police had asked those who had attended it to report to the authorities, but no one turned up.</p>.<p>The district has not reported any COVID-19 case so far.</p>