Updated March 25th, 2020 at 20:48 IST
Rahul Gandhi silent on nationwide lockdown, moots two-pronged strategy to combat COVID-19
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mooted a two-pronged strategy to deal with the novel coronavirus crisis plaguing the country currently.
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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mooted a two-pronged strategy to deal with the novel coronavirus crisis. First, he suggested that the spread of COVID-19 can be stopped by remaining in isolation and testing on a large scale. Moreover, he called for temporary emergency hospitals containing ICU facility to be set up in cities.
Thereafter, Gandhi urged the Centre to immediately help the daily wage labourers via direct cash transfer. Maintaining that they should get free ration, he contended that any kind of delay in providing help would be destructive. Additionally, the former Congress president demanded tax cuts and economic assistance to prevent job losses. According to Gandhi, traders deserved concrete assurance from the Union government. However, he did not offer any comment on the nationwide lockdown.
Covid 19 से जमकर जूझना
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi)
a. संक्रमण रोकने के लिए एकांत में रहना और बड़े पैमाने पर मरीज़ों की टेस्टिंग करना।
b. शहरी इलाक़ों में विशाल आपातकालीन अस्थाई हॉस्पिटल का तुरंत विस्तार करना। इन चिकित्सा क्षेत्रों में पूर्ण ICU की सुविधा उपलब्ध हो।
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अर्थव्यव्स्था
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi)
a. दिहाड़ी मज़दूरों को फ़ौरन सहायता चाहिए।उनके अकाउंट में Direct कैश ट्रांसफ़र हो।राशन मुफ़्त उपलब्ध हो।इसमें कोई भी देरी विनाशकारी होगी।
b. व्यापार ठप है।टैक्स छूट मिले, आर्थिक सहायता भी मिले ताकि नौकरियाँ बच जाएँ।छोटे-बड़े व्यापारियों को ठोस सरकारी आश्वासन मिले।
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Coronavirus crisis
Currently, there are 553 active COVID-19 cases in India while 10 individuals have died due to the pandemic. Initially, many states in India shut down educational institutions, shopping malls, swimming pools, places of worship until March 31. This was followed by a partial reduction in public transport services. Subsequently, both domestic and international flight operations were suspended besides 32 states and Union Territories declaring a lockdown.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown in the entire country for three weeks. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled measures to ease the woes of the consumers and the corporate sector. This included extending the last date to file IT returns and composition returns to June 30, making customs clearance an essential service, relaxing the mandatory requirement of board meetings for a period of 60 days and so forth. She mentioned that a financial relief package was on the anvil.
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Published March 25th, 2020 at 20:48 IST