AMN / NEW DELHI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be meet chief ministers over two days next week, June 16 and 17- amid concerns regarding a spike in covid 19 cases across India.
On 16th June, Prime Minister will interact with 21 States and Union Territories – Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar Nagar Haveli & Dama Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep.
On 17th June Prime Minister will interact with 15 States and Union Territories- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu And Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha.
As the fourth phase of lockdown was drawing to a close, it was home minister Amit Shah who held a meeting with chief ministers to deliberate a way out and seek their views. On all earlier occasions, the PM had fronted the talks.
Once again, Modi will be meeting the chief ministers as the coronavirus crisis get grimmer.
Addressing the Indian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, PM Modi stressed that the Covid-19 crisis has to be turned into an opportunity and push India towards a self-reliant path.
“Every citizen of this country has resolved to turn this crisis into an opportunity. We have to make this a major turning point for this nation. What is that turning point? A self-reliant India,” said the PM.
Coronavirus cases in the country crossed the grim milestone of three lakh cases, barely two weeks after the Centre announced lifting of the nationwide lockdown in phases and dubbed it Unlock 1, on Friday evening.
With an “economic focus”, the ministry of home affairs, just before the close of lockdown 4.0, announced that all activities will be opened up in areas outside the containment zone and presented a three-phase plan. A lockdown will, however, remain in place in containment zones till June 30.
