Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges 130 crore Indians to act as national volunteers in fighting the Corona virus pandemic

Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has said, 130 crore Indians should act as national
volunteers in fighting the pandemic. Interacting with Radio Jockeys, RJs
through video conference yesterday, he said that the public should cooperate
with police, adding that while police should avoid usage of strong arm tactics,
it is also necessary to enforce discipline.

Prime
Minister exhorted the RJs to disseminate positive stories and case studies,
particularly of those patients that have fully recovered from coronavirus
infection, and also inter-play such stories in different parts of the country,
thus bringing the entire country together.

Emphasizing
the importance of empathy, Mr Modi said, it is important to tell the stories of
misbehavior with doctors, health care workers and airline staff due to societal
fears of them being infected by the virus, so that such challenges are
overcome. He also stressed the importance of educating the public about the
dedication of police personnel who are working continuously to assist the
public.

Prime
Minister said that the government has announced a number of measures to assist
the poor and under-privileged in this difficult time and it is important that
information about these announcements reaches the intended beneficiaries
swiftly and in a timely fashion.