"Lockdown Not A Solution For COVID-19 Surge": Maharashtra BJP President

Talking to reporters in Pune after meeting Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta, Patil said not the only BJP, but all traders and workers from unorganised sectors will opposethe lockdown.

A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to prepare a plan for implementation of a lockdown, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said lockdown is not a solution for the rise in cases of coronavirus. Talking to reporters in Pune after meeting Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta, Patil said not the only BJP, but all traders and workers from unorganised sectors will opposethe lockdown. "Lockdown is not an answer to the increasing COVID-19 cases in the state. If the lockdown is imposed, you (state government) will not give any package (for relief to affected people). How people lived in the last one year cannot be understood by sitting inside ''Matoshree''," Mr Patil said. ''Matoshree'' is the residence of Chief Minister Thackeray in Bandra area of Mumbai. Mr Patil said there is no objection to night curfew, but activities during the day should be continued.