Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the criteria being applied by the government for extending the lockdown to curb COVID-19 and asked what is the plan after May 17, when the lockdown ends.
The ruling BJP hit back, saying that the war against the pandemic is being weakened by the way Sonia and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are raising questions every day.
Sonia on Wednesday held a video conference with four Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states, who told her that states should be given the freedom to decide on the classification of zones into red, orange and green.During the meeting, also attended by former PM Manmohan Singh and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and P Chidambaram, the chief ministers reiterated the financial stress the states were facing and the need for the Centre to announce an economic package. Both Sonia and Singh felt it was time the government spells out its post-May 17 action plan.
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