Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Monday said there is no plan to extend the lockdown period, rejecting certain media reports doing the rounds. “I am surprised to see such reports, there is no such plan of extending the lockdown,” he said.
Later Press Information Bureau (PIB) too tweeted that there was no truth in extension of lockdown period. “There are rumours and media reports claiming that the Government will extend the 21 days lockdown when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports,” said PIB in a tweet.
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal refused to make any further comment on this issue when he was asked during the regular press briefing if the decision not to extend the lockdown was final or the matter could be reviewed at a later stage. “The Cabinet Secretary has already commented on it. His words are the fine view of the Government on this subject,” he said.