PM's Appeal For Discipline To Fight Covid Should Have Been Applied During Rallies: Shiv Sena MP

"It is indeed appreciable, but (we) wish he would have said the same thing to be followed during political rallies to all party leaders," Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted.

The ruling NCP in Maharashtra on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation stressed a lockdown should be the "last resort" to fight COVID-19, but various courts in the country have given directives for shutdowns to curb the infection spread. Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena, which heads the coalition government in the state, took a dig at PM Modi, saying his appeal for discipline and courage should have been applied during political rallies (in states where polls have been held or are going on) too. Maharashtra Minister and NCP spokesman Nawab Malik said people were expecting announcement of a relief package from the PM for migrant workers and other vulnerable sections of the society. Mr Malik, reacting to PM Modi's address to the nation on Tuesday night, stated, "The PM has said a lockdown should be the last resort. But various courts in the country have given directives for lockdowns (in states).