Lockdown Okay But Maharashtra Govt Should Also Help Poor: Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai: After the Maharashtra government announced a night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am and a complete weekend lockdown in the state, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the state should also focus on providing financial aid to the poor and the middle-class people.

Further, he also appealed to the people in Maharashtra to follow the restrictions and the weekend lockdown announced by the state government to tackle the spread of Covid-19 cases.

He said that the state government had collected arrears to the tune of ₹5,000 crores from the people for defaulting on the payment of electricity bills.

“The government should stop this (collecting the arrears) now,” the BJP leader told reporters.

The state government announced a lockdown in the state on Sunday, from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday.

In addition to the weekend lockdown, strict restrictions will apply from 8 am from Monday 8 pm onwards under which shopping malls, bars, restaurants, small shops will be open only for take-aways and parcels. Government offices will be allowed to function only at 50 per cent of their capacity.

Fadnavis said, “Lockdown or partial lockdown is fine. We will support the government, but it should also focus on providing financial assistance to the poor and middle class.”

Fadnavis said that BJP workers would help the people in the registration of vaccination.

“When the chief minister calls us seeking our cooperation, we agree to it. But, at the same time, the government should stop playing politics and stop blaming the Centre for its failures,” he added.

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