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Amarinder holds consultations with leaders of various parties on COVID-19 crisis

Amarinder holds consultations with leaders of various parties on COVID-19 crisis
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Chandigarh, Apr 8 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday held broad-based consultations with senior leaders of various parties, including the Congress, SAD, AAP and CPI, on the way forward for the state in the current crisis, and sought their suggestions on the preparatory steps to be taken to ensure gradual return to normalcy.
The Chief Minister held a series of separate calls with Prakash Singh Badal and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (SAD), AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema (Leader of Opposition) and Hardev Singh Arshi (CPI), preceded by a video conference with the Congress MLAs led by party chief Sunil Jakhar.
All the party leaders extended their support to the state government in its fight against COVID-19 and broadly agreed with the government line of action in tackling the problem, though the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders were in favour of distribution of more food packets through the government machinery in the state, an official spokesperson said.

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