A video grab of PM Narendra Modi holding a meeting, via videoconferencing, with CMs on the Covid situation
NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s sharing of a “live telecast” of the video conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of high burden states kicked up a controversy on Friday with the Centre accusing Kejriwal of turning serious deliberations into a publicity stunt and the AAP leader’s office later expressing regret.
The live sharing, even as the meeting was on, was seen as a breach of norms with government sources pointing out that a similar act by a Trinamool Congress leader during the PM’s interactions with political parties last year had drawn strong condemnation and that participants were well aware that an ongoing meeting was not to be leaked.
Narendra Modi rules out the option of a second lockdown: The second wave of coronavirus is unstoppable in the country and the Indian government is trying its best to bring things to a control. Several states announced night curfews and restrictions in their limits after the Centre asked the states to take a call as per the situation.