'Where There Is Will, There Is Way': Rahul Gandhi Praises Congress-Ruled States In Fight Against Coronavirus

The former Congress chief has been lauding Congress-ruled states for their efforts in fighting the pandemic and has urged the central government to empower them more, as the real fight was at the ground level done by states

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo/ Getty)

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Friday praised the work done by Congress-ruled states' and the determination to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. While appreciating the state governments, former Congress President said that where there is a will there is a way. "Congress ruled states Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Punjab,and Puducherry are fighting the Coronovirus bravely, new special hospitals are being readied and Chhattisgarh has readied 200 bed hospital in 20 days. Where there is will there is a way," Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi. The Congress earlier asked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to follow the example of Congress-ruled states and said "Rajasthan and Punjab governments have deferred fixed charges in the electricity bills of all non-domestic (commercial) and industrial connections for March and April. Delhi government should ensure that no fixed charges on electricity bills are charged for the period of three months from the industrial and non-domestic (commercial) connections." Ajay Maken from Congress party said Chhattisgarh government, in one, go provided two months ration, free of cost to 86 percent of the households. It includes 70 kg rice, 2 kg sugar and 3 kg pulses. Later he also added similarly, in Delhi, all households of E,F,G,H category areas of Delhi, including all slums, resettlement colonies, unauthorized colonies, unauthorized-regularized colonies should be provided immediately with two months of ration. This will cover around 60 percent of households in Delhi. The former Congress chief has been lauding Congress-ruled states for their efforts in fighting the pandemic and has urged the central government to empower them more, as the real fight was at the ground level done by states. Rahul Gandhi stated PM Modi must find a strategy to come out of the lockdown, and advised a bottom-up approach, instead of top-down. The MP from Wayanad in Kerala said the PM’s role should be to empower the states, take them into confidence. He appreciated the state government’s work in battling the novel Coronavirus. He also cautioned the Modi government against declaring an early victory. “Premature declaration of victory can prove fatal,” he said.