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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 highly requested extension of blocking that says it is impossible to contain the spread of the virus without continuing blocking 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.
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.
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