New Delhi: Bringing in a Shakespearean reference in his response to the PM’s address to nation, announcing extension of the lockdown, Congress leader Abhishekh Manu Singhvi said that it was like a ‘Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark’.

Singhvi and several Congress leaders commented on the  Prime Minister’s address.

Criticising the Prime Minister, Singhvi said that the PM should have brought in measures to bring relief for the poor, the middle-class and small businesses.

Cry my beloved country
“Cry, my beloved country,” former Finance Minister and veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted.

While stating that the country understands the compulsion of extending the lockdown, he said that the poor have been left to fend for themselves.

He said that there is money and there is food, but the government will not release either.

The PM has extended the existing lockdown till May 3.

Not appropriate for PM to compare human tragedy

Congress leader Manish Tewari told the media that this is a human tragedy no nation should suffer due to the virus. “It is not appropriate for the Prime Minister to compare the numbers with other countries but could have said that we are better equipped than other countries,” said Manish Tewari.