What the CMs told PM Modi during the Covid-19 consultations | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a new round of consultations with chief ministers on Monday on ways to strengthen the Covid-19 containment strategy and increase economic activities in a calibrated manner as the 54-day national shutdown takes place. nearing its end.
This is what the top ministers told the prime minister during the meeting:
Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray we searched for an extension to the block that says that it is impossible to contain the spread of the virus without continuing the block restrictions,
West Bengal Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee He demanded that the blockade be extended and at the same time complained that there should be no policy with the states while the crisis is being handled. She suggested that the country needs to fight together.

Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal He said economic activities should be able to resume in the national capital, except in the containment areas.
Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister K Palaniswami he opposed the resumption of passenger trains and air services in the state until May 31 and sought more PCR kits from the Center to speed up the aggressive tests underway.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh he proposed the extension of the blockade, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy backed by the economic empowerment of states to save lives and secure livelihoods.
Rajasthan, Prime Minister Ashok Gehlot demanded a general ban on the movement of people from the Red Zone to the Green Zone
Haryana Prime Minister Manohar Lal Khattar He said his state will contribute immensely to the country’s GDP with a good yield from the wheat crop.
Odisha Prime Minister Naveen Patnaiak He did not demand the extension of the blockade, but suggested that there should be a broad blocking principle with states that have discretion to implement them in a decentralized manner. He also suggested that train movement be allowed after consulting state governments.
Gujarat Prime Minister Vijay Rupani He suggested that metro services be resumed in safe areas, which have not reported any infections.
Telangana Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao He opposed the resumption of passenger train services and said allowing them would lead to movement of people and pose problems testing and quarantining them.
Chhattisgarh Prime Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the Center should allow state governments to decide on red, green and orange zones depending on the severity of the coronavirus situation in areas under its jurisdiction.