Gandhi urges PM Modi to reconsider economic pack

New Delhi: India’s main opposition Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the government should think about transferring money directly into the bank accounts of people worst affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown.

Mr Gandhi said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should reconsider the US$267-billion (FJ$601.35bn) economic stimulus package announced on Tuesday.

“Our people need money. The prime minister should reconsider this package. Modi should think about direct cash transfer, 200 working days under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), money for farmers because they are the future of India,” Mr Gandhi said.