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The congressional leader demanded immediate support for migrant workers after a train hit 16 people in Aurangabad on Friday morning as they tried to return to their rural homes in Madhya Pradesh.
- News18.com
- Last update: May 8, 2020, 12:15 p.m. IST
Claiming that migrant workers recovering from the impact of the coronavirus blockade need immediate government support, the former president of Congress on Friday demanded that the Center put money in people’s hands to help them overcome the crisis.
“Migrants need support and money now. Today. MSMEs need help immediately, not tomorrow, or the loss of jobs will turn into a tsunami, “Gandhi said at a press conference called after 16 migrants walking to his home in Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
He said the government can take the idea of NYAY, the minimum income scheme promised by Congress before the 2019 polls, and start giving Rs 7,000 per person to 50 percent of the poor.
The Center, he said, needs to have a strategy for our migrants and prepare post-closure guidelines soon.
“The central thing that the government must do is be transparent about its actions. What are the boxes that you want to check before you start opening things? The government should tell people that these are the important criteria for openness, “he added.
Gandhi said the government cannot continue the blockades without providing support to the suffering people.
“Openness is a transition, and the government needs to have a strategy to open. I told PM that it is not an on / off switch, and that it requires coordination at all levels, ”he added.
Gandhi had expressed shock at the deaths of migrant workers who were hit by a train in Aurangabad on Friday and said that India should be “ashamed” of the treatment being given to the country’s “nation builders”.
“I am surprised by the news of the death of our migrant brothers on a freight train. We should be ashamed of the treatment that is being given to our national builders. My condolences to the families of the deceased and I pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded, “Gandhi said in a tweet.
मालगाड़ी से कुचले जाने से मजदूर भाई-बहनों के मारे जाने की ख़बर से स्तब्ध हूं। हमें अपने राष्ट्र निर्माणकर्ताओं के साथ किये जा रहे व्यवहार पर शर्म आनी चाहिए। मारे गए लोगों के परिवारों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूं और घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना करता हूं।
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 8, 2020
At least 16 migrant workers were hit by a train in the Maharashtra city of Aurangabad on Friday morning as they attempted to return to their rural homes in Madhya Pradesh.
They had been walking on the train tracks and slept there due to exhaustion, an official said. They were shot down by a freight train that was running between Jalna and Aurangabad at 5.15 in the morning.
At least one person was also injured in the accident and was taken to the civil hospital.
The workers, authorities said, all worked at an iron factory in Jalna and were heading back to Madhya Pradesh amidst the coronavirus blockade.
Last week, the Congressional leader also criticized the Ministry of Railways for charging the fare for stranded migrant workers’ tickets.
“On the one hand, the Railways are charging ticket fees for stranded workers in different states, while on the other hand, the Ministry of Railways is giving Rs 151 crore to the PM Care Fund. Just solve this mystery,” he wrote in Twitter.
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