What happens if PM Modi presides over a national Lockdown too long?
What happens if PM Modi presides over a national Lockdown too long?
If PM Modi is seen to preside over a national lockdown too long, he knows that credit will slowly get diluted with inconvenient questions about implementation, testing, hospital beds, curve flattening, economic damage, hunger and unemployment. The Centre “lets states reorder zones”, said The Indian Express front page Saturday.
Should the lockdown in India be extended till 3rd May?
Everyone has suggested that the lockdown should be continued. Many States have in fact already decided and declared to continue the lockdown. Friends, keeping all the suggestions in mind, it has been decided that the lockdown in India will have to be extended till 3 rd May.
Will Lockdown extension bring diminishing political returns?
Having won accolades for the bold, timely decision of imposing a nationwide lockdown on 24 March to fight the coronavirus crisis, Modi knows that both the extension and the easing of the lockdown now will only bring diminishing political returns.
What is Lockdown 21 days?
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown of the entire country for 21 days in an unprecedented drastic measure to try halt the spread of the pandemic. Shortly after the announcement, the Centre said all road, rail and air services will remain suspended during this period.
Did India really need 21-day Lockdown?
The country did not need false promises of escaping the pandemic through a 21-day lockdown. Indians needed a reality check. People needed to be briefed by the PM, if not weekly, then fortnightly, so that they could brace up for the next few months, conserve resources, stay alert and not stigmatise Covid patients.
Is Modi’s 21-day coronavirus War ‘irresponsible’?
In fact, Modi made ‘irresponsible’ statements, asking the nation to fight and defeat coronavirus in a 21-day war, just as the Mahabharata battle was won in 18 days. The country did not need false promises of escaping the pandemic through a 21-day lockdown. Indians needed a reality check.