Modi interacts with political leaders as buzz to extend lockdown grows

The interaction comes as Indian enters the third week of the 21-day nationwide shutdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with floor leaders of political parties to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the three-week shutdown of the country to prevent the disease from spreading.

Conducted via video-conferencing, the meeting holds significance as several states have said the lockdown should be extended after April 14. 

While the details of the meeting are yet to be released, the leaders are expected to have discussed the ongoing economic slowdown and the growing unemployment triggered by the migration of workers across the country. This is the first such interaction of the opposition leaders with the PM