Join hands to battle COVID-19: Amit Shah tells all-party meet

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Political parties should forget their differences and join hands in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after chairing an all-party meet.

Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party attended the meeting with the home minister, who had on Sunday announced a slew of measures, including ramping up of testing facilities, after holding discussions with the Delhi government and the civic bodies on the coronavirus crisis.

Pitching for political unity to inspire confidence among the people, Shah appealed to the representatives of the four parties to urge their workers to ensure implementation of the Delhi government’s coronavirus guidelines on the ground.

These steps will enhance public trust and the COVID-19 situation in Delhi will improve soon, Shah said. All parties should forget their political differences and work together for the people of Delhi, he was quoted as saying in the meeting by a home ministry spokesperson.