New Delhi: As the country is going through an unprecedented 21-day lockdown, it is the social media which is emerging as a tool for communication.
The young political leaders are connecting on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook with the masses while maintaining social distancing which is mandatory to ward off coronavirus.
They are expressing their views and are posting videos doing household chores and moreover developing new habits and getting rid of bad ones in the wake of the lockdown.
Former Mumbai Congress President Milind Deora is writing on the social media to express his views about the lockdown. Reacting on the government's measures on Friday, he wrote, "Only a prolonged nationwide shutdown coupled with targeted testing can prevent COVID-19's exponential growth. @BillGates makes an important point in the US context. India has taken the 1st in a series of major steps, but may still have a long way to go."
Similar is the case with Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill who is posting his videos on how to cook while living in Jalandhar and giving his opinion through Twitter.
Shergill wrote, "Govt #COVID2019 Economic Package is a case of "Oonth Ke Muu Me Jeera-Too Less for the Ones Who Need More" as:
1. $22.5 bn not enough for 135 Cr population (Singapore 58 Lac-Grant $33 bn)
2. 44Cr+ informal labour force left out
3. Extend EMI Moratorium to farmers."
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Govt #COVID2019 Economic Package is case of “Oonth Ke Muu Me Jeera-Too Less for the Ones Who Need More” as:
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) March 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
1. $22.5bn not enough for 135 Cr population(Singapore 58Lac-Grant $33bn)
2. 44Cr+ informal labour force left out
3. Extend EMI Moratorium to farmers #LockdownWithoutPlan pic.twitter.com/r2b95duxqb
">Govt #COVID2019 Economic Package is case of “Oonth Ke Muu Me Jeera-Too Less for the Ones Who Need More” as:
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) March 27, 2020
1. $22.5bn not enough for 135 Cr population(Singapore 58Lac-Grant $33bn)
2. 44Cr+ informal labour force left out
3. Extend EMI Moratorium to farmers #LockdownWithoutPlan pic.twitter.com/r2b95duxqbGovt #COVID2019 Economic Package is case of “Oonth Ke Muu Me Jeera-Too Less for the Ones Who Need More” as:
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) March 27, 2020
1. $22.5bn not enough for 135 Cr population(Singapore 58Lac-Grant $33bn)
2. 44Cr+ informal labour force left out
3. Extend EMI Moratorium to farmers #LockdownWithoutPlan pic.twitter.com/r2b95duxqb
Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also sent his video through social media while reacting on the COVID-19. He lashed out at the Haryana Government for allowing liquor shops to open. However, his attack led to the closure of these shops.
Jitin Prasada, who is in self-quarantine in Shahjahanpur after attending the party where Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor was present, wrote that the government should ensure payment to the sugarcane farmers.
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वर्तमान समय मे देश कोरोना जैसी महामारी से लड़ रहा है और किसानों का चीनी मिलों पर हजारों करोड़ गन्ना भुगतान बकाया है । सरकार को चीनी मिल मालिकों को आदेश देकर एक हफ्ते में पूरा बकाया भुगतान कराना चाहिए ।
— Jitin Prasada (@JitinPrasada) March 26, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">वर्तमान समय मे देश कोरोना जैसी महामारी से लड़ रहा है और किसानों का चीनी मिलों पर हजारों करोड़ गन्ना भुगतान बकाया है । सरकार को चीनी मिल मालिकों को आदेश देकर एक हफ्ते में पूरा बकाया भुगतान कराना चाहिए ।
— Jitin Prasada (@JitinPrasada) March 26, 2020वर्तमान समय मे देश कोरोना जैसी महामारी से लड़ रहा है और किसानों का चीनी मिलों पर हजारों करोड़ गन्ना भुगतान बकाया है । सरकार को चीनी मिल मालिकों को आदेश देकर एक हफ्ते में पूरा बकाया भुगतान कराना चाहिए ।
— Jitin Prasada (@JitinPrasada) March 26, 2020
It is not only the Congress leaders who are interacting with the masses through social media. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav requested all chief ministers to take care of migrant workers which got a prompt reply from Aaditya Thackeray, a minister in Maharashtra government and son of chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
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It’s my humble request to all CMs! Please arrange shelter & food for all stranded migrant workers until situations ease out. Let’s stand shoulder to shoulder in these testing times. Now is the time to embrace the feeling of oneness.
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 26, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Lest we forget, EMPATHY is a great healer!
">It’s my humble request to all CMs! Please arrange shelter & food for all stranded migrant workers until situations ease out. Let’s stand shoulder to shoulder in these testing times. Now is the time to embrace the feeling of oneness.
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 26, 2020
Lest we forget, EMPATHY is a great healer!It’s my humble request to all CMs! Please arrange shelter & food for all stranded migrant workers until situations ease out. Let’s stand shoulder to shoulder in these testing times. Now is the time to embrace the feeling of oneness.
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 26, 2020
Lest we forget, EMPATHY is a great healer!
The BJP leaders are also posting videos of their hidden talent. Shahnawaz Hussain posted a video of his singing on Bollywood numbers, While Kailash Vijayvargiya cooked at home.
Robert Vadra, the husband of Priyanka Gandhi, is tweeting and writing on Facebook how to beat the lockdown. Even Priyanka Gandhi posted a video on how to wash hands to check the spread of the virus.
(IANS Report)
