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Maharashtra BJP chief says lockdown not a solution to control Covid-19 surge

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Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil a day after state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hinted at the possibility of more restrictions to be imposed.

Patil said not only BJP, but all traders and workers from unorganised sectors will oppose the lockdown."Lockdown is not an answer to the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state.

If the lockdown is imposed, you (state government) will not give any package (for relief to affected people). How people lived in the last one year cannot be understood by sitting inside 'Matoshree'," Patil was quoted as saying by PTI.'Matoshree' is the residence of CM Thackeray in the Bandra area of Mumbai.Patil said there is no objection to night curfew, but activities during the day should be continued."I am.

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