PM Modi At 8: Congress Invokes Memory Of Coronavirus Lockdown Announcement By Mocking The Prime Minister

<p><strong>New Delhi:&nbsp;</strong>The Congress party has once again mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This time around it is over what the party has termed as 'Failed Lockdown Anniversary'.</p> <p>On March 24, PM Modi had announced that India will undergo a Coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown from midnight. The complete lockdown was imposed when about 525 positive cases had been detected in the country.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/3lKLWdn 'Double Mutant Variant' Of Coronavirus Found In India, Union Health Ministry Reveals Details</a></span><br /><br /></strong>The Congress party's Twitter handle featured a tweet on the occasion of lockdown anniversary, mocking the announcement made by PM Narendra Modi.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/1374730222155669505[/tw]</p> <p>When the lockdown was imposed in India, Coronavirus was expected to spread rapidly among the population. The world was trying to understand the unprecedented circumstances as the Covid-19 outbreak was not as well-researched.</p> <p>While lockdown is said to have helped in reducing the country's caseload, it also led to the worsened economic situation along with a never-seen-before crisis for migrant labour.</p> <p>As India continued to reel under the impact of Covid crisis, the economy was gradually opened up with the 'Unlock' drive by the central and state governments.</p> <p>The Covid-19 situation in India has once again have taken a worrying turn as infections have surged for the 13th day in a row. 40,715 coronavirus cases were recorded in a day, taking the nationwide infection tally to 1,16,86,796, while the active caseload is at 3,45,377.</p> <p>To deal with the alarming surge, the Maharashtra government has now imposed a complete lockdown in Nanded and Beed districts starting from March 25 till April 4.&nbsp;</p> <p>Meanwhile, is Congress' jibe at PM Modi in any way justified, or is it completely uncalled for? Let us know your views in the comments below.</p>

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