NEW DELHI : Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the nearly two month long national lockdown, which was put in place beginning 25 March to control the spread of coronavirus, has failed in its aim and purpose.
India is deciding on ending the lockdown at a time when the virus is exponentially rising, he sa. Gandhi’s comments come in the backdrop of several chief ministers from key states flagging the need for more economic assistance from the Union government to fire up economic activities.
In his online press conference on Tuesday, Gandhi added that chief ministers from Congress-ruled states have told him they were fighting a ‘lonely battle’ and needed the Union government to support them. “Two months ago the Prime