New Delhi: In an unprecedented move amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, President Ram Nath Kovind will address all the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the country through a video conference on Friday morning.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is also expected to join the all important conference from his residence. The President's conference would also be attended by the top voluntary organizations, including the Indian Red Cross Society known for its social emergency and humanitarian programmes across India.
The President would have detailed interactions with the Governors, particularly of seven to eight states where the Covid-19 crisis seems to be serious, official sources revealed. Seeing the scale of the present crisis around the world as well as in India, the President has decided to review the situation with the Governors.
President Kovind is also the President of Red Cross Society which has more than 1,100 branches spread across the country. Sources said the President would talk in detail with the Governors of Punjab, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra where Covid-19 cases are surging every day.
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