Rahul Gandhi Demands Transparency From Narendra Modi Government, Says 'It is Not the Time to Criticise, There Should be a Strategy to Exit Lockdown'

New Delhi, May 8: Rahul Gandhi in a press conference via video link said that Narendra Modi government needs to give a little transparency on its lockdown exit actions. He reiterated that it is not the time to criticise, but a strategy needs to be there to exit the lockdown'. The Congress leader further added that people need to understand when the government plans to open the coronavirus lockdown and what will be the criteria exiting the lockdown.  He further stressed on the importance of demarcating states on the basis of red, orange and green zones.

He said, "These zones have been demarcated at National level. They should be decided at state levels involving District Magistrates. Our CMs are saying that the areas which are red zones at the national level are actually green zones and vice versa." Rahul Gandhi Criticises Modi Government, Says ‘India Delayed Purchase of Testing Kits and Is Now Critically Short of Them’.

A strategy needed to open lockdown, Says Rahul Gandhi: 

Rahul Gandhi highlighted "We simply cannot continue without providing support to people who are suffering because of the lockdown. A lockdown brings a psychological change. It is not an on-off switch." He stressed the need for coordination between the government and states and also with the people. During the course of the interaction, Rahul Gandhi took questions from several journalists of different media houses.

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