NEW DELHI: Several states on Saturday pitched for an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, that was to end on 14 April, during their video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to government officials.
While the chief ministers of Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi and the governor of Jammu and Kashmir made a case for the extension of lockdown, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S.
Jagan Mohan Reddy suggested partial lockdown. The states and the union government have to take a crucial decision over the issue of lives versus livelihood during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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