Coronavirus: RaGa Praises PM Modi, Says Relief Package is 1st Step in Right Direction

  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi praised Modi govt's efforts to soften the impact of coronavirus. 
  • Gandhi tweeted, "The government announcement today of a financial assistance package, is the first step in the right direction."
  • "India owes a debt to its farmers, daily wage earners, laborers, women and the elderly who are bearing the brunt of the ongoing lockdown," he tweeted.
  • This tweet comes after his mother Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to PM Modi pledging full support to the govt in the fight against the deadly virus.
  • Earlier in the day, FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 1.7 Lakh Crore relief package for urban and rural poor.
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