Raj Modi Stuck In Australia Due To Covid-19
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, is stuck in Australia due to the Covid-19-induced international travel restriction.
Modi told Sunday News that he is eager to return home to resume his duties as a Government Minister and Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South Constituency.
This publication has learnt that he travelled on private business when Australia imposed a lockdown on 20 March, before Zimbabwe closed its borders to foreigners on 30 March.
In an interview with Sunday News, Modi said he was frustrated by the lockdown as it is preventing him from returning home and doing his duties as a Deputy Minister.
He said that he will return home as soon as flights resume. Modi said:
My biggest frustration is that I am failing to do my job as a Deputy Minister. It’s all hands on the deck and I am not there to help. Of all the things that are on my mind it is that I feel helpless but I am optimistic that sooner rather than later I will get a flight home. As soon as flights resume, I will come home. I also miss my constituency. Bulawayo South is where I started my business, it is my home and the people are my family. I owe them and I miss them a lot. We have unfinished business and me being away has put everything on hold.
Modi also acknowledged that being grounded in Australia is a blessing in disguise as he has had more time to spend with his family.
He said:
The upside of all this is that I have spent more time with my family than I have in a long time. So this curse is also a blessing if you look at it from another angle. But I want to come home and work for our people and help our Government fix the problems bedevilling the country.