Silence of Janata Curfew breaks with sounds of bells, shankhs and beating thalis

On Sunday evening, people across India clapped, rang bells, and blew conch shells in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for thanking those at the forefront of the fight against the novel coronavirus.

Updated: March 22, 2020 20:34 IST

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On Sunday evening, people across India clapped, rang bells, and blew conch shells in response to PM Narendra Modi’s call for thanking those at the forefront of the fight against the novel coronavirus. In pic: Residents clap and beat thalis at 5 pm during Janata Curfew at Omex in Ludhiana. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)

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Residents clapping and making noises with plates at a society n Delhi on Sunday. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

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Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and other members of the Bachchan family came to the rooftop and clapped to show their support to the people providing essential services.

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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb beats a ‘kashor’ along with his mother in Agartala and joins people in thanking emergency service personnel who work in the midst of coronavirus menace.

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While announcing the janata curfew on Thursday, PM Modi had called for everyone to clap and ring bells at 5 pm on Sunday as a show of appreciation for the doctors and servicemen who are fighting the pandemic. In pic: Mumbai police officers beat thali on Janata Curfew. (Express photo: Ganesh Shirsekar)

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Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath clangs bell in Gorakhpur Sunday. Senior BJP leaders including party president J P Nadda and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also participated in the activity.

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While some people clapped and rang bells to show their support, some resorted to firing crackers. (Express photo: Partha Paul)

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From elders to children, people across India responded to PM Modi’s call of appreciating health workers and caregivers. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

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PM Modi thanked the people for responding to his call on janata curfew day. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “People joined hearts in thanking people leading the fight against coronavirus. I express my gratitude to the people of the nation.” In pic: Residents of Panchkula clap and beat utensils from the balconies and terraces of their houses at 5 pm on Janata Curfew Day. (Express photo: Jaipal Singh)