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Priyanka Gandhi (file photo)
AMETHI: National Secretary General of Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra He has searched for the names of migrant workers returning to Amethi and Raebareli so that his group can pay the train fare.
Priyanka Gandhi asked the Amethi and Rae Bareli administration via tweet to hand over the list of migrant workers returning to the two districts from different parts of the country so that their party can pay their fee, the spokesperson for the congressional district . unit, Anil Singh, said Thursday.
A special Shramik train arrived at the Amethi train station on Thursday with 1,212 Uttar Pradesh migrant workers on board, of which 282 belonged to Amethi.
Anil Singh said the party’s district unit president Pradeep Singhal has also issued helpline numbers for those returning to the districts to provide details of their ticket and directions so that the party can pay for it.
Head of Congress Sonia Gandhi had announced on May 4 that her party would bear the cost of bringing migrant workers back and pay their fee, after which Singhal had issued helpline numbers, Anil Singh said. .
Congress said Monday that state units will pay the cost of the train journey for needy migrants who are stranded in their homes in various parts of the country due to the blockade caused by the coronavirus.
In a statement, the party’s chief, Sonia Gandhi, had said that this would be the humble contribution of Congress to stand shoulder to shoulder with these workers who are nation-builders and are the backbone of the country’s economy.
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