News reported by PTI and All India radio confirms that the government was likely to extend lockdown after consulting experts and state ministers.
News reported by PTI and All India radio confirms that the government was likely to extend lockdown after consulting experts and state ministers.News agencies reported that the government is thinking to extend the lockdown as many state governments and experts had requested for an extension. This was confirmed by Congress representatives who attended the all-party meet with the PM. Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad said the PM was thinking to extend the lockdown and 80 per cent of the leaders from various political parties favoured the extension. He further said the PM stated that he will decide after consulting with the Chief Ministers of every state and experts from various fields.
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Update: A previous version of this fact-check stated that the lockdown may be extended beyond April 14. However, as of 14 April 2020, additional information about the claim has revealed that the lockdown has been extended till 3 May 2020.
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