Congress questions govt’s post-lockdown strategy: What after May 17?

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the government over the criteria it adopted to judge how long the Covid-19-induced lockdown will continue.

Addressing a meeting of chief ministers of states where the Congress is in power, she asked “what after May 17?.” The third phase of the lockdown ends on May 17.

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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi were part of the meeting.

“After May 17th, What? and After May 17th, How?…what criteria is GoI (government of India) using to judge how long the lockdown is to continue…,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala quoted Sonia Gandhi as saying in the video conference with CMs.

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