NEW DELHI : Sonia Gandhi led Congress party on Tuesday supported PM Narendra Modi-led government’s decision to extend the nation-wide lockdown till 3 May to control the spread of novel coronavirus.
Congress party however raised concerns over what the Union government was doing to protect migrant labourers, jobs as well as what is the strategy with regard to increasing the number of testing facilities.
Modi, on 14 April, extended the prohibitory measures by another 19 days when the first phase of lockdown was scheduled to end.
From 20 April, the Union government, based on an extensive scrutiny, may permit a conditional withdrawal of lockdown in those areas where the pandemic has either been contained or prevented, the Prime Minister said. “