Her comments come in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes from 9 pm on April 5.
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire across India, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday urged the central government to take care of the concerns of power grids and engineers during this crisis. She said that the government should look into it so that there is no obstacle in the electricity supply during this time.
Taking to her official Twitter handle, the Congress leader wrote, "At a time when the country is expressing oneness in the fight against coronavirus, I hope the Central government is taking care of the concerns of power grids and engineers too...so that there is no obstacle in electricity supply during the crisis."
Priyanka Gandhi is the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Her comments come in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes from 9 pm on April 5. She also shared an article which reported that power supply officials were concerned about the fact that the 'nine minutes' Diwali might have an effect on the power grids
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation through a video message, in which he appealed to the citizens of India to come together to defeat the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, that is spreading like wildfire across the nation.
In a unique proposition, the Prime Minister asked every citizen to switch off all lights at their residences on April 5 at 9 PM for nine minutes and instead light a candle, a 'Diya', or their mobile's flashlights to mark India's fight against coronavirus. The purpose of this exercise, Modi said, is to bolster confidence in the heart of the citizens with a realisation of the fact that no one is alone in this crisis, they are in this with 130-crore other Indians who are collectively battling this crisis.
"Friends, amidst the darkness spread by the corona pandemic, we must continuously progress towards light and hope. We must defeat the deep darkness of the crisis by spreading the glory of light in all four directions," said the Prime Minister in the video message.
"And that is why, this Sunday, on April 5, we must all together, challenge the darkness spread by the corona crisis, introducing it to the power of light. On this day, we must awaken the superpower of 130 crore Indians. We must take the super resolve of 130 crore Indians to even greater heights," Modi had said.
In light of the heightened concern on the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India, the country has been placed under complete lockdown for 21 days. Authorities have asked citizens to maintain strict social distancing to cut the spread of the virus outbreak.
As of 7:15 PM on Saturday, around 3,000 people across India have been reported to have contracted the COVID-19 disease, as new cases were reported in states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu on this day. The virus has affected over 11 lakh people worldwide. The global death toll has crossed 60,000, according to the COVID-19 statistics center at the John Hopkins University
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