Sonia Gandhi praises Modi for Corona measures |
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday signalled her distancing from the often condescending, critical and nitpicking tone of many of her colleagues, including Rahul Gandhi, and offered PM Narendra Modi her and the party`s full solidarity and cooperation as India combats the Covid-19 challenge. Gandhi, in her second letter to the PM on Thursday, declared that “it is imperative for everyone to rise above partisan interests and honour their duties towards the country and humanity. Her new suggestions, besides pleading the case of the vulnerable sections and health sector workers, also included a pitch for helping the distressed businesses, especially micro-small medium businesses through “a comprehensive sector-wise package, including necessary tax breaks, interest subvention and deferment of liabilities”. Incidentally, the special relief package the government announced on Thursday also included certain measures which were similar to some suggestions by Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi also tweeted, “The govt financial assistance package, is the first step in the right direction. India owes a debt to its farmers, daily wage earners, labourers, women & the elderly who are bearing the brunt of the ongoing lockdown”.
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