BJP MP Ravindra Kushwaha said on Saturday that he would give a cash reward of Rs 11,000 to those providing special information about people, including members of Tablighi Jamaat, who hid information about his visit and avoided screening of COVID-19.

The Salempur constituency MP claimed in a statement that many people, who were in the Tablighi Jamaat circles or in any foreign country, did not inform the authorities and “are living without proper trial”.

Such people would have to inform the administration about their travel history and undergo testing for the novel coronavirus, he said, adding that those providing specific information about such people would be rewarded.

Last month, a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi emerged as a major coronavirus hotspot when many of its participants carried out the infection in many parts of the country.

Soon after the Delhi congregation came into the news, the district police had asked those who attended it to report to the authorities, but none changed.

The district has not reported any COVID-19 cases so far.