Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: PTI
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have “failed” and not given the results that Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected as he urged the Centre to spell out its strategy for “opening up” the country.
Addressing an online press conference, the Congress leader expressed concern that if the government functions haphazardly during the non-lockdown period, the country will face a second wave of coronavirus which will be “extremely devastating”.
Gandhi further said if money is not given in the hands of the poor and small and medium industry, there could be “serious economic damage” in the country as he sought to know the government’s plan to support migrants and various states in fighting the COVID19 pandemic.
“We want to ask the government, what is their strategy as far as India’s opening up is concerned and what precautions they are going to take, how are they thinking and how they are going to support the migrants and our states?” he asked.
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