Gurugram, May 20: The growing friction between Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) and residents continues to increase day by day as they make their own rules amid the lockdown. According to a Times of India report, one society in Gurugram has asked the residents to get the domestic staff tested and to produce a report. The attitude of the RWAs has made people wonder if they are new Khap panchayat.

As per the guidelines issued by the Gurugram administration, in line with the state government, housekeepers, drivers, electricians, plumbers are allowed in all areas except containment zones. The majority of the RWAs have, however, not given a nod to allow maids to come into society.  Netizens took to social media to vent their anger against the RWAs for formulating their own rules and causing inconvenience to people. Maids or No Maids? Residents Argue On WhatsApp Groups, RWAs Make Their Own Rules Amid No Clarity From Centre, States, Districts on Domestic Helps.

Below are a few tweets where people are complaining on social media and requesting the administration to take note.

People complain about the tyrannical attitude of welfare:

People express concern about domestic staff suffering due to RWA rules:

Here's another tweet talking about the same issue:

Even Property dealers are not being for client visit

The incidents are not only limited to Gurugram, but RWA in several other cities, including Mumbai, are still deliberating on whether domestic workers should be allowed into the area, or not. Earlier this month in Bengaluru, residents were asked to give an undertaking that they won't call maidservants from hotspots and containment zones. People across age groups are struggling in the absence of maids, while the elder citizens are left helpless, the younger are pressed for time owing to their work commitments.

The number of coronavirus cases reported the sharpest spike of 5,611 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. The death toll due to COVID-19 also increased by 140 in the same corresponding period. Till now, 1,06,750 have contracted coronavirus in the country. The death toll has also mounted to 3,303 lives so far.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 20, 2020 12:13 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).