New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that those who are violating the lockdown are really playing with their own lives. Speaking to the countrymen in his Mann Ki Baat program, Modi said “I was extremely hurt when I came to know that some people are misbehaving with those who are being advised home quarantine. We need to be sensitive and understanding. Increase social distancing but reduce emotional distancing”.
He said Acharya Charak had said that one who serves patients without desiring any material gain, is the best doctor. I salute every nurse today, you all are working with incomparable dedication. World is celebrating 2020 as the international year of the nurse & midwife.
“I understand that no one wants to break rules deliberately, but there are some people who are doing so. To them, I will say that if they don’t follow this lockdown, it will be difficult to protect ourselves from the danger of Coronavirus” he said.
The battle against COVID19 is a tough one and it did require such harsh decisions. It is important to keep the people of India safe, Modi said.
“I apologize for taking these harsh steps which have caused difficulties in your lives, especially the poor people. I know some of you would be angry with me also. But these tough measures were needed to win this battle” he said in his first Mann Ki Baat program after the imposition of the lockdown.