Uttarakhand govt issues guidelines to stop 'spit jihad', upto Rs 1 lakh fine for offence
Uttarakhand government Wednesday issued detailed guidelines for preventing instances of people spitting in food, announcing a fine of upto Rs 1 lakh, mandating police verification of hotel and 'dhaba' staff and installation of CCTV cameras in their kitchens. The state police and the health department issued separate guidelines days after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami termed such incidents «thook (spit) jihad», and said stern action will be taken against the offenders.
Two men were recently arrested in Mussoorrie for allegedly spitting into fruit juice glasses before serving them to tourists. A video from Dehradun had also gone viral in which a cook could be seen allegedly spitting while making dough for rotis.
Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat said safety and purity of food is top priority of his government during the upcoming festival season. Any kind of impurity or anti-social activities will not be tolerated during the festivals, Rawat said.
Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar issued the guidelines to district police chiefs in keeping with the chief minister's warning to offenders.
A 100 per cent verification of people working in business establishments like hotels and dhabas should be done, the guidelines said, adding business managers should be encouraged to install CCTV cameras in their kitchens.
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