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In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic which has also affected India, Prime Minister Modi on Thursday urged the people of the country to opt for a 'Janata Curfew' on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
In a special address to the nation on Thursday evening, Modi said: "Today I am requesting the people of the country for a Janata curfew, on March 22, this Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
"...This is public curfew. Janata curfew means for the public, curfew imposed on public by themselves."
He urged people to follow this 'curfew', not go out on the streets or even gather in their societies or markets and stay inside their homes.