New Delhi: Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lockdown decision for 21 days in the wake of coronavirus pandemic and suggested 10 measures, including cash transfer in bank accounts of the poor and vulnerable.
In a statement, the former Minister said Modi's announcement of a nationwide 21-day lockdown is a "watershed moment" in the battle against Covid-19 and that "we should put behind the debates that took place before March 24 and look upon as the beginning of a new battle in which people are foot soldier and the Prime Minister is the commander". "Stay home India is a great rally cry, but to stay at home people will need money and food.
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