Catholics in a Punjab city have taken the lead to help the poor and needy during the nationwide lockdown. On April 17, the top police officer of Muktsar district launched a Church project to distribute 10,000 milk packets and vitamin tablets to people in their neighborhood

S Raj Bachan Singh Sandhu, the district’s Senior Superintendent of Police who opened the program in front of the Catholic church in the city, commended local Christians for reaching out the poor by following government norms for the lockdown.