{"id":323485,"date":"2020-05-26T07:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T07:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=323485"},"modified":"2020-05-26T07:34:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T07:34:55","slug":"whats-central-govt-future-strategy-to-fight-covid-19-as-aim-and-purpose-of-lockdown-has-failed-rahul-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/whats-central-govt-future-strategy-to-fight-covid-19-as-aim-and-purpose-of-lockdown-has-failed-rahul-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What&#8217;s central govt future strategy to fight COVID-19 as aim and purpose of lockdown has failed&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323487 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/rahul-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/05\/rahul-2.jpg 507w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/05\/rahul-2-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/05\/rahul-2-403x420.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that PM Modi has not yet achieved the results he desired from the four stages of lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cTwo months ago, the PM said that we were going to fight a 21-day fight against COVID. It was his expectation that we would defeat the virus in 21 days. We are now 60 days into lockdown and we\u2019re the only country where the virus is exponentially rising and we\u2019re removing the lockdown,\u201d Rahul said in a live press conference through his twitter account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rahul further said, \u201cthe aim and purpose of our lockdown has failed. What India is facing now is the result of a failed lockdown. What we, in the Congress party and a lot of others, want to understand is what is the Govt\u2019s view going forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWhat is their strategy? It is pretty clear that 4 stages of lockdown have not achieved what PM and his advisory staff had expected, as they said the disease would start to reduce by end of May,\u201d he questioned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIt is clear the disease is not decreasing but increasing. With utmost respect we want to ask the PM and the Govt., now that we have a failed lockdown, what is their strategy going forward?\u201d Rahul said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He asked Modi government, \u201cWhat is the strategy regarding opening India? What precautions will they take to now curb the disease? How will they support migrants? How will they support State Govts &amp; MSMEs?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the Health Ministry, India has so far reported 1,45,380 COVID-19 cases with 4,167 deaths. Maharashtra is the worst affected state with the maximum cases \u2013 52,667 followed by Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that PM Modi has not yet achieved the results he desired from the four stages of lockdown. \u201cTwo months ago, the PM said that we were going to fight a 21-day fight against COVID. It was his expectation that we would defeat the virus in 21 days. 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