NEW DELHI : In a first since the coronavirus outbreak in the country nearly three months ago, opposition parties came together virtually on Friday to hold a meeting chaired by Congress party Sonia Gandhi to discuss the fallout of the covid-19 over 50 day national lockdown which was imposed to control its spread.
Some of the key issues taken up in the meeting included discussion over the situation of migrants, their return to home and services required to assist them.
Opposition leaders also discussed the current economic situation in the country, requirement for more financial assistance from the Union government, consequences of an extended lockdown and need for the centre to make all political parties stakeholders in the fight against