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Congress President strikes BJP Govt’s Migrant-Workers Package as ‘TOTAL-JUMLA’, says, ‘Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal’s stranded migrants are knocking Congress Bhawan’s door ! We are providing them rations, bearing ticket prices !’
TIWN May 28, 2020
Congress President strikes BJP Govt’s Migrant-Workers Package as ‘TOTAL-JUMLA’, says, ‘Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal’s stranded migrants are knocking Congress Bhawan’s door ! We are providing them rations, bearing ticket prices !’
PHOTO : Congress President strikes BJP Govt’s Migrant-Workers Package as ‘TOTAL-JUMLA’. TIWN Pic May 28, 2020

AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Lashing out at the BJP Govt, Tripura Congress President Pijush Biswas on Thursday has hit Central and State Govts both over migrant labourers pains. Talking to media, Pijush Biswas blasted the State Govt asking, if the Government is helping the migrant stranded workers, then why the poor migrant workers are coming to the Congress Bhawan ? “We have provided them just now with 7 days rations and important commodities. Even they are not getting passes and if passes are given, they are not getting prices of the tickets. Atleast maximum people among them are not getting ticket prices. We are giving them the prices. Thus, from Central to State, the whole thing is a big JUMLA.

Slamming the BJP Govt, alleging a JUMLA across going on, Congress state president Pijush Biswas said, so many stranded workers of West Bengal, Bihar, UP came to the Congress Bhawan.

“We helped them for 7 days ration now and already many were paid with train tickets prices. So, basically, the whole thing is JUMLA what the Govt is claiming”, said Biswas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrnJtosM6QM&feature=youtu.be Click TIWN YouTube Link, Congress President Pijush Biswas's statement

Speaking at Congress'' ''Speak Up India'' campaign on Thursday to take the voice of the poor, migrants, small businesses and the middle class to the Central government, Rahul Gandhi said: "India does not need debt, India needs money."

The former Congress President said: "People need money. Every poor should be given Rs 7,500 for six months. MGNREGA should be extended for 200 days, MSMEs should be given a financial package and migrant workers walking back should be given proper transportation."

The Congress campaign has asked all party workers to go online and raise the demands of the poor and migrants.

"Due to Covid-19, a storm has come in India, the poor have been hurt most. Migrant workers have to walk hungry for hundreds of kilometres across the country and the MSMEs, which provide jobs to crores of people, are shutting down," Rahul Gandhi said.

The Congress asked its workers to start the campaign at 11 a.m. and demand that all migrants are provided transport to reach home safely. The party workers have also been told to demand raising employment days to 200 under MGNREGA, an immediate financial help of Rs 10,000 to the poor and a financial package for small industries.

The online campaign includes messages through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube accounts.

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