BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has criticized the Chief Minister Fadnavis said “The MVAgovernment has failed to provide any economic relief to the people in crisis for the last one year. It did not provide any relief package to the poor, migrants, farmers and industries.”
During his address, the CM has cited examples of France, Hungary, Denmark, Greece, Belgium and Portugal to justify the harsh restrictions and lockdown to combat the pandemic. In reply, Fadnavis said: “France enforced a third lockdown but provided welfare measures worth $ 120 billion to its citizens… Hungary, while making work from home mandatory, ensured that it fought with the European Union to get its share of funds. The situation in Denmark saw the country extending financial package to all sectors in April 2020.”
Jitendra Awhad replied to Fadnavis's Facebook post. Awhad tweeted,"But all this has been done by the central government there. What will your central government give? The state has not received it's due yet, see if you can get anything by using your weight."
The possibility of a lockdown in Maharashtra can't be ruled out if the surge in coronavirus cases continues, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday amid a fresh COVID-19 wave in the state that has seen the highest daily infections since the beginning of the pandemic in the last two weeks.