Asked if she and her party were willing to sit down and help the Government if it reached out, ahead, Sonia Gandhi said: "Of course. (File)CONGRESS president Sonia Gandhi underlined Monday the need for the political leadership to rise above “our differences” and come together to fight the Covid “calamity” as a nation. “We believe that fighting Covid is not a ‘You versus Us’ battle but is an ‘Us versus Corona’ battle. “The Modi government must realise that the battle is against Covid, it is not against the Congress or other political opponents.”“A political consensus is essential. Unfortunately, the Modi government has repeatedly demonstrated that it prefers coercion to consensus…I truly believe that challenging times warrant the political leadership to rise above our political differences.

Source: Indian Express April 26, 2021 22:40 UTC