Updated April 3rd, 2020 at 11:33 IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla issues first response to PM Modi's '9pm - 9mins' Covid Appeal
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday welcomed PM Modi's '9 Minutes - 9pm' Coronavirus Appeal appeal amid India's response to the global Coronavirus pandemic
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday welcomed PM Modi's '9 Minutes - 9pm' Coronavirus Appeal appeal amid India's response to the global Coronavirus pandemic. In his first response soon after PM Modi's address, Birla stated that PM's appeal of putting up a united fight against Coronavirus was important.
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Om Birla on PM Modi's appeal
Taking to Twitter, the Lok Sabha Speaker spoke about PM Modi's address where he urged citizens to light candles on April 5. Birla said that PM Modi's call for a collective effort by 130 crore Indians was crucial.
कोरोना महामारी से लड़ने के राष्ट्रीय प्रयासों में 130 करोड़ नागरिकों की सामूहिक शक्ति की विराटता, भव्यता और दिव्यता के विषय में प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के उद्गार महत्वपूर्ण हैं। निस्संदेह, हमें मिलकर कोरोना के अन्धकार को परास्त कर सकारात्मकता व प्रकाश की ओर बढ़ना होगा।
— Om Birla (@ombirlakota)
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Apart from Om Birla, other leaders also lauded PM Modi's address. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra too asked the citizens to support the united effort and said, "Come let's light the lamp". Patra also shared a a poem in Hindi
आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँ
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj)
भरी दुपहरी में अँधियारा
सूरज परछाई से हारा
अंतरतम का नेह निचोड़ें-
बुझी हुई बाती सुलगाएँ।
आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँ
आहुति बाकी यज्ञ अधूरा
अपनों के विघ्नों ने घेरा
अंतिम जय का वज़्र बनाने-
नव दधीचि हड्डियाँ गलाएँ।
आओ फिर से दिया जलाएँ#AaoMilKeDeepJalaye
READ: PM Modi's Giant Appeal: 'On April 5 At 9 PM For 9 Mins, Challenge Coronavirus With Light'
#BREAKING | On Sunday, April 5, we must challenge Coronavirus & introduce it to the power of light; 1.3 billion people must show their united power, at 9 pm for 9 minutes, by turning off all lights at home, standing at balconies, & lighting diyas, candles, flashlights: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/siMps9KpMt
— Republic (@republic)
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Published April 3rd, 2020 at 11:33 IST