Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met 20 chief ministers of Indian states and union territories on the 16th of June.
The meeting was scheduled to discuss the ongoing pandemic crisis, the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 in India.
The online conference with chief ministers was held in the evening of the 16th of June.
The meeting comes amid a ‘violent face-off” between India and China in Ladakh that took place overnight.
An officer of Indian Army said, “The Indian Army reported a “violent face-off” with China in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley last night, in which “casualties (were) suffered on both sides.”
This is the first war between India and China after 1967.
Meanwhile, India reported a fresh hike in the Coronavirus infections and stand at 3,44,091 cases of the highly infectious virus.
Over the last 24 hours, 10,667 new patients have tested positive. The number of atalities had touched 9,900, with 380 deaths reported over the last 24 hours.
The Prime Minister’s meeting comes amid a worrying surge in the infection over the last fortnight.
Chief Ministers of 20 states joined the Prime Minister in discussing the road ahead.
The list of states includes Punjab, Assam and all other northeastern states.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was also expected to join the meeting, but he cancelled at the last moment.
Tomorrow, PM Modi will meet with the Chief Ministers of the 15 worst-affected states – including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat. These will be the sixth and seventh meetings between the Prime Minister and various chief ministers on the COVID-19 crisis.
Stay tuned for further updates.
