NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after hearing out views of all chief ministers over lockdown which is to end on May 31.
On Thursday evening, the Home Minister had called up all chief ministers to gather their views on the lockdown and also the status of Covid-19 cases in their respective states.
Shah wanted to know whether the lockdown should be further extended or not. He heard the apprehensions of different states about further opening up of the economy.
Punjab Chief Minister had said that he would decide on extending the lockdown on May 31, while Haryana on Thursday once again sealed its borders with Delhi.
Before completion of each lockdown, there is generally at least one Prime Minister’s video conference with all state chief ministers. So far, this time around, there has been no such announcements.