PM Modi attends BJP parliamentary party meet, says coronavirus won’t curtail Budget Session

At the BJP Parliamentary meet PM Modi heaped praise on doctors, medical staff, besides airline crews and others involved in tackling the coronavirus crisis.

File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: At the BJP Parliamentary meet Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that the ongoing Parliament’s Budget Session will not be curtailed as lawmakers should be seen to be doing their work at a time when a health concern stares at the masses. He also asked party MPs to visit their constituencies to spread awareness about the coronavirus.

Modi heaped praise on doctors and other medical staff besides airline crews and others involved in tackling the coronavirus crisis, saying they have worked positively and tirelessly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters.

From left to right: Union Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP Party President J.P. Nadda, PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at the Parliamentary meeting | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan briefs the Party on coronavirus | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

BJP MP Mahesh Sharma goes through screening in Parliament complex | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Narendra Modi lauded the media for spreading awareness about the coronavirus | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with MP Saroj Pandey | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

BJP MP from Fatehpur Sikri Rajkumar Chahar at the Parliament | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Union Minister Piyush Goyal after Parliamentary meeting | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Rajya Sabha MP C. P. Thakur | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Home Minister Amit Shah at Parliament. The minister did not attend the party meeting | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

With inputs from PTI