The Uttarakhand unit of the Congress party has welcomed the decision of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi to extend the prevailing lock-down in the country till May 3. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Pritam Singh said that the Congress party is standing firmly with the government in the ongoing battle against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and is ready to help in every possible way. He said that it is important to maintain social distancing during this critical time to contain the spread of virus so it was essential to further extend the period of lock-down.
Singh expressed hope that the people of the state would exhibit discipline and patience like they did in last 15 days so that when the union government reviews the situation on April 20, Uttarakhand becomes the first state to come out of all restrictions or would see many restrictions removed.
The PCC president that the government should ensure that the poor get two square meals a day and no poor should sleep hungry in our state. He welcomed the state government’s decision to provide relief to the consumers of electricity and demanded that the state government should waive of agriculture loans of farmers. Singh added that the pending dues of the sugarcane farmers should be cleared by the government. He said that the government should also provide relief to small traders, tourism sector and taxi and maxi operators.