West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced extension of the lockdown in the state till July 31 to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The ongoing lockdown in West Bengal was to end on June 30.
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Banerjee, after attending an all-party meeting held at an auditorium adjacent to the state secretariat, said though there were differences of opinion among the leaders, it was finally decided to extend the curbs till the end of July with relaxations.
The all-party meetung was the first since March 23, to discuss the Covid-19 situation in Bengal. Banerjee personally called BJP state unit chief Dilip Ghosh, Left Front chairman Biman Bose and leader of the Opposition Abdul Mannan, among others, for the meeting.
