Janata curfew

Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’ underway across India

The streets were emptied of people and most modes of transport, and markets downed shutters across India as the country of 130 crore people plunged into an unprecedented shutdown, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a “Janata Curfew” to help check the spread of coronavirus.

March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020

Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’ underway across India

The streets were emptied of people and most modes of transport, and markets downed shutters across India as the country of 130 crore people plunged into an unprecedented shutdown, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a “Janata Curfew” to help check the spread of coronavirus.