Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday said that in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, if the Centre decided to extend the lockdown her party would welcome the decision.
Mayawati said the government should take a decision regarding the lockdown while keeping in mind the interests of the people of the country who were facing the challenges arising from the coronavirus pandemic. She said the BSP would stand by every decision of the government in this regard.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, the BSP supremo said, “If the Union government decides to pursue the ongoing 21-day nation-wide lockdown further, after reviewing it thoroughly at every level and keeping in mind the wider public interest, the BSP will welcome it.”
The BSP president appealed to the Centre and state governments to rise above caste, religion and party politics in this time of national crisis and keep in mind the interests of the poor people, weaker sections, labourers and farmers while taking a decision.
Mayawati said that alongside, the Centre and state governments should be ready to provide every kind of safety and family protection to the doctors, nurses, sanitation workers and police personnel who were tackling the coronavirus crisis and all those who were indirectly engaged in serving the country, so that they were encouraged and motivated.