Nationwide Lockdown Likely to Be Extended for Another Two Weeks
New Delhi: Several states on Saturday pitched for an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, which was to end on 14 April, during their video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to government officials. While Chief Ministers of Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi, and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir [...]
New Delhi: Several states on Saturday pitched for an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, which was to end on 14 April, during their video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to government officials.
While Chief Ministers of Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi, and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir made a case for the extension of lockdown, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy suggested a partial lockdown.
“PM has taken correct decision to extend lockdown. Today, India’s position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early. If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost. To consolidate, it is imp to extend it”, tweet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
PM has taken correct decision to extend lockdown. Today, India’s position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early. If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost. To consolidate, it is imp to extend it
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 11, 2020
Punjab and Odisha have already announced extending the lockdown beyond April 14.
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