Lockdown Needed Not Just in Maharashtra: Sena's Sanjay Raut

The Covid numbers in Maharashtra spiralling fast, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held an all-party meeting on Saturday where the subject of a state-wide lockdown as an option was discussed.

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today spoke up in support of a possible lockdown in Maharashtra despite the high economic costs. Lashing out against BJP leaders like Prakash Javdekar and Devendra Fadnavis, who are against the measure, he said, "Corona war is not an Indo-Pak war. No one should politicise this battle against Covid". "Devendra Fadnavis is a former Chief Minister. He said people don't want lockdown. Yes we know it. But what's the solution to save people's lives?" Mr Raut told reporters. "Prakash Javdekar, sitting in Delhi, should not give us lectures. He should come here and see. He also has connection with the state... One should not be politicising this," he added.