The interaction comes as Indian enters the third week of the 21-day nationwide shutdown
Opposition leaders, including Congress' Rahul Gandhi, have claimed the central government did not respond in time to the virus
Gandhi said the number of poor people in India who are dependent on a daily income is too large to unilaterally shut down all economic activities in the wake of the pandemic
K Chandrashekar Rao announced that his daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha would become a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Telangana's Upper House
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the package on Thursday, which was hailed by PM Narendra Modi as one that will go a long way in ensuring food and livelihood security of the poor.
He has mooted the idea that the Centre help the poor in the country cope with the economic distress from the nationwide lockdown
The Congress leader also demanded creation of massive emergency field hospitals, particularly in urban areas
Earlier today Rahul Gandhi wrote, "We should have taken this threat much more seriously and have been much better prepared."
The departure of Jyotiraditya Scindia, who crossed over to the BJP, was a work in progress since December 2018, when the Congress chose Nath chief minister after its election victory
Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed he kept trying for a meeting with Gandhi and when he got it, Gandhi was more interested in playing with his pet than talking politics with Sarma
The Congress MP from Kerala's Wayanad said that he understands that the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla does not want him to speak in the House
Gandhi was asking the government to name wilful bank loan defaulters, but was not allowed another supplementary question amid uproar in the lower house.
Congress on Saturday had hit out at the government over the hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel
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He described the contagious disease as a 'huge problem' and said ignoring it was a 'non-solution'
"We can see what is happening to stock market. The economy has been destroyed by the Modi government," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.
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Gandhi said there is a difference between what Scindia is saying and what is in his heart
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