NEW DELHI : The guidelines for the 19-day extended period of the nationwide lockdown issued by the Centre on Wednesday led to a political slugfest between West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The immediate trigger, however, came from West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who accused the state government of not following lockdown rules effectively, and allowing religious congregations.
He also indicated that central paramilitary forces could be deployed in the state to enforce the lockdown, if necessary. “Lockdown protocol has to be thoroughly implemented to ward off #coronavirus.