Role of Panchayati structure is to reach out to every needy amid COVID-19 crisis, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Panchayati structure has an important role to reach out to every needy in the country amid COVID-19 crisis.

“Today on National Panchayati Raj Diwas, my greetings to visionary and creator of local self-governance, Rajiv Gandhi ji, all heads, Panch and members of local bodies. In #Covid19 crisis, Panchayati structure has also an important role to reach every needy in the country,” Gandhi tweeted.

आज राष्‍ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस पर लोकल सेल्फ-गवर्नेन्स के रचयिता, दूरदर्शी आदरणीय राजीव गांधी जी, देश के सभी मुखिया,पंच व स्थानीय निकायों के सदस्यों को मेरी हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं!#Covid19 विपदा में भी देश के हर ज़रूरतमंद तक पहुँचने के लिए पंचायती ढाँचे की एक अहम भूमिका है। pic.twitter.com/nYEV6pOnE3

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 24, 2020

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video conferencing. (ANI)