PM Modi on Saturday concluded one of the most important video conferencing meetings with the Chief Ministers of other states. The agenda of the meeting was law and order ensuring lockdown and most importantly whether to lift lockdown or to extend it. While Chief Ministers of Punjab, Delhi, Telangana, and Maharashtra suggested PM Modi to extend lockdown, no decision has been made public by the central government.
However, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday suggested that the nationwide lockdown should be extended till April 30 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with chief ministers, sources said. The national lockdown should be extended by at least a fortnight, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh suggested; he also suggested a slew of health and relief measures for the people in the state's COVID-19 battle.
It is observed that PM Modi informs people about the important decisions in his address. However, Delhi CM revealed on his Twitter account that PM Modi will be extending the lockdown.
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Kejriwal tweeted, "PM has taken correct decision to extend lockdown. Today, India 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"