PM Modi’s marathon meeting comes a day after the Supreme Court asked the Central govt to inform it about its plan to tackle what it called a “National Emergency”.
New Delhi| Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three high-level meetings today amid the growing cases of Coronavirus. PM Modi will first hold an internal meeting. After this, he will talk to the Chief Ministers of the states where Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly. The third meeting of the Prime Minister will be held with oxygen manufacturers.
PM Modi announced the cancellation of rallies on Thursday. He has also cancelled his West Bengal tour. He was earlier scheduled to address rallies in Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and South Kolkata, but now he will conduct all four rallies virtually.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting with the Chief Ministers of high burden states, over the prevailing #COVID19 situation pic.twitter.com/u91CKrGOLJ
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021
The internal meeting of the Prime Minister was held at 9 am. The second meeting was held at 10 am with the Chief Ministers of the states. This may include the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar and Kerala. After this, at 12.30 pm, Modi will talk to the owner of the oxygen production companies.
There's a huge shortage of oxygen in Delhi. Will people of Delhi not get oxygen if there is no oxygen-producing plant here? Please suggest whom should I speak to in Central Govt when an oxygen tanker destined for Delhi is stopped in another state?: Delhi CM in meeting with the PM pic.twitter.com/bYWmwJaWZO
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021
PM Modi’s marathon meeting comes a day after the Supreme Court asked the Central govt to inform it about its plan to tackle what it called a “National Emergency”. The issue of oxygen shortage is also being heard in 6 High Courts. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the states not to stop the oxygen supply vehicles. Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level review meeting regarding the supply of oxygen in the country. In this, he instructed the officers that there should not be any hindrance in the supply of oxygen to the states.
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