Migrant’s workers issue turns to bigger challenge for both Central and State Governments. It seems that bjp government can’t do exercise before prime minister narendra modi announced first lock down on march 24th. Even opposition india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress not thinks towards migrant workers issue. Lakhs of migrant labour have stranded up in various states in the country when modi announced lockdown. Assuming that modi announce lifting of lockdown in advance, migrant workers rushed towards Bandra railway station in Maharashtra.
It is surprising that Railway officials asked minimum fares from migrant labours. sonia gandhi said that india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress party would bear fares of migrant workers. She said that india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress party will bear transportation charges of all migrant workers in india and respective State PCC would responsible for ticket fares of migrant workers. This is rude shock to ruling bjp that it can’t expect the move from Congress. sonia statement exposed BJP’s ineffectiveness towards poor people.
When the government can spend nearly Rs. 100 crores on transport and food etc. for just one public programme in gujarat, can’t bjp government spend ticket fares to migrant workers? How can they pay when there was nothing with then sine 40 days? sonia criticized rail Ministry donates 151 crores to PM’s corona fund but failed to spend tickets to poor. It seems that bjp went into defensive mood. Without responding to sonia allegations, bihar cm nitish kumar made an assurance to migrant workers need not pay tickets in special trains.
