Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut asks CM to impose restrictions slightly than lockdown

As Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hinted at one other lockdown as circumstances preserve surging throughout the state, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has appealed to the CM to not impose a shutdown however put in place restrictions to include the unfold of the virus.
The state BJP, too, will not be in favour of one other lockdown.
“A complete lockdown will hit the economy of the state. The poor will suffer again. Industries, shopkeepers, traders and the working class will be hit hard. This is why I am not in favour of a complete lockdown,” Raut stated.

Revealing that he had had a phrase with the Chief Minister concerning alternate options, Raut added, “Instead of a total lockdown, the state government should impose restrictions. We need to break the chain of transmission which can be achieved if several restrictions are brought in to prevent overcrowding at public and market places.”

The Shiv Sena chief additional stated that final yr’s lockdown, too, was lifted in phases as restrictions have been put in place. “This should be done again because if a lockdown happens, the economy will be devastated. The government, too, will not get taxes. Both the government and the people will be hit.”
State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil, too, expressed his reluctance in direction of a lockdown and stated, “We are against imposition of a lockdown in the state. We would advise the government to step up testing. The more the tests conducted, more people can be isolated and the spread will be contained.”

Prakash Ambedkar, who heads the Vanchit Bahujan Agadhi, stated, “During lockdown last year, Covid-19 cases kept rising. Lockdown or no lockdown, cases will rise. Therefore, I am against the idea of imposing a shutdown.”
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has already stated {that a} resolution concerning imposition of lockdown in Pune will likely be taken on April 2. “By April 1, if cases don’t go down, we will be forced to impose the lockdown in Pune district,” he had stated.
The lockdown choice was mentioned at a gathering Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had with Health Minister Rajesh Tope, Health Secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas, and the Covid Task Force to contemplate methods to convey the surge in circumstances underneath management. Over the final three days, Maharashtra has recorded greater than 1.13 lakh new infections.