Now, Punjab Congress calls to raise slogans on Monday

TNN | Apr 19, 2020, 09:15 IST

Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar (File photo)

CHANDIGARH: Even though the Congress leadership had mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for clapping in solidarity with healthcare workers for their fight against Covid-19, the party’s Punjab unit has now appealed to the people to raise slogans against coronavirus from their homes on April 20.
Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Saturday gave a call to observe “Jaikara-Jai Ghosh Diwas” on Monday, April 20 to express solidarity with the state government led by Amarinder Singh in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
It is the need of the hour to unite to express gratitude to all medical staff, police personnel, sanitation workers, social activists, and men and women in all other departments, Jakhar said.
To put up a united front against Covid-19 and to press for a financial package for Punjab from the Centre, Jakhar said, “All of us should raise slogans of ‘Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal’ and ‘Har-Har Mahadev’ while staying inside our homes on April 20 at 6pm.”
In a letter addressed to party workers and other people across the state, he said, ““We are currently battling the largest war in human history against the coronavirustriggered pandemic Covid-19. This is a natural disaster that we didn’t even know about earlier. Nevertheless, Punjab has recognised its potential to defeat the disease and we have been able to control its spread to a great extent.”