Lockdown extended: Here is how Opposition leaders reacted

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of lockdown till May 3 but hinted at some relaxations post-April 20 at places where COVID-19 cases remain under control and no spurt in the cases is reported.

Here’s how Opposition leaders reacted to the lockdown extension:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted

Delhi will fully implement PM’s lockdown measures

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 14, 2020

Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram tweeted

CMs’ demand for money elicited no response. Not a rupee has been added to the miserly package of March 25, 2020

From Raghuram Rajan to Jean Dreze, from Prabhat Patnaik to Abhijit Banerji, their advice has fallen on deaf years.

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 14, 2020

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said

बाबासाहेब डॉ भीमराव अंबेडकर के संविधान में समता और बंधुत्व पर जोर था। आज उनकी जयंती के दिन से हम लॉकडॉउन के दूसरे चरण में प्रवेश कर रहे हैं। ऐसे समय में समता और बंधुत्व के संकल्प को और मजबूती से दुहराने की जरूरत है। कोई भी जरूरतमंद छूटे न।

बाबासाहेब को नमन।#AmbedkarJayanti

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 14, 2020

National Conference leader and former J&K CM Omar Abdullah tweeted

The extension of the lockdown till May 3rd isn’t something we all wanted but given the threat we face from COVID 19, it’s a necessity. Let’s do everything we can to cooperate with the authorities to avoid a further extension in May

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) April 14, 2020

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted

I support the announcement by @PMOIndia @narendraModi of #Lockdown extension. Can’t discard the gains being made. But he should have also announced serious relief for those who cannot make ends meet. MNREGA payments, JanDhan accounts, GST dues to states,&aid to sweeten the pill.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 14, 2020

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said

Ironic

This 14th day of April : Ambedkar Jayanti day

In PM’s address to the nation

Pays homage to Babasaheb Ambedkar

yet

NIA to Arrest Anand Teltumbde
( crush dissent when Dalits raise their voice )

— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) April 14, 2020

Samajwadi Party chief and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav said

दावा है कि जब कोरोना के केस नहीं थे तब ही विभिन्न एअरपोर्ट्स पर स्क्रीनिंग शुरू कर दी गयी थी लेकिन सवाल ये है कि वो कितनी गंभीर और सार्थक रही. अगर ये सच है तो फिर ये बताया जाए कि कोरोना हमारे देश में पहले पहल कैसे आया.

जब सार्थक काम होंगे, तब ही सच में देश का भला होगा.

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 14, 2020

India’s total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 10,363 including 8,988 active cases, 1,035 cured/discharged and 339 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said earlier on Tuesday.