Gujarat govt to follow Centre's guidelines on lockdown
Gujarat has not made any official announcement on itsstand on the three-week-long lockdown, which ends on April 14.
States like Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha,Punjab, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka havealready extended the lockdown period.
When asked about what would be the stand of the stategovernment, officials said the state will follow theguidelines of the Centre.
"We have not issued any specific guidelines about thelockdown or giving any relief to specific sectors yet. Sincethe lockdown is ending tomorrow, we are expecting that theCentre will issue guidelines and we will follow them," saidAshwani Kumar, Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home PradeepsinhJadeja told reporters here that a formal decision will beannounced soon.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi had talked with all theChief Ministers about this through a video conference.Majority of the CMs had recommended that the lockdown beextended," Jadeja said.
He said the state government had submitted an actionplan to the Union government, and that a formal announcementon lockdown will be made by the Centre.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing thenation on Tuesday morning, when he is likely to speak aboutthe lockdown. PJT PDNSK NSK