Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday apologised to Indians for the hardships they were enduring due to the 21-day lockdown to control th...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday apologised to Indians for the hardships they were enduring due to the 21-day lockdown to control the coronavirus outbreak, but said it was necessary. Modi made the remark during his monthly “Mann ki Baat” radio programme.
“Especially, the poor must be thinking, what kind of prime minister is this, that he put us into such difficulty?” Modi said. “I especially ask for their forgiveness.”
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Modi said a lot of people would be upset that they have been locked up in their homes. “I understand your difficulties and your worries, but for a country of 130 crore people, there was no other way of fighting the coronavirus than to take this step,” Modi said. “The war against coronavirus is a war of life and death, and we have to win this war.”
The battle against COVID-19 is tough and it did require some tough decisions.
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Modi said it is always necessary to fight a disease during its initial stages, as treatment becomes difficult later. “The coronavirus does not distinguish between the rich and poor, strong and weak,” Modi...
