AICC treasurer, Ahmed Patel and general secretary, KC Venugopal Friday reviewed the situation with regard to various measures over handling of situation by the Centre and J&K administration in the wake of COVID19. J&K party President GA Mir attended the conference through virtual mode.
Mir gave inputs and feedback to the AICC about overallsituation in the backdrop of the lockdown.
He told the leaders that the initiative of CongressPresident Sonia Gandhi to provide rail fare to migrant labourers waspraiseworthy in view of the mistreatment of the Centre and some stategovernment towards the poor class.
Mir told the leaders that after failing to address thehardships confronting stranded labourers, besides the initiative taken byCongress President, the Centre has started delaying relief measures by tryingto retain maximum number of migrant labourers in order to divert the attentionfrom its utter failures.
He said J&K administration had claimed that around40,000 stranded laborers were in different parts of the country. But other thanthe stranded students, except some at Kathua border, nobody has been broughtback or granted permission to return.
“It is adding chaos to the already complex situation,” hesaid.
He said that Centre should announce train and travelschedule for migrant labourers and people from J&K stranded in differentparts of the country.
The labourers in J&K intending to return have not beengiven any permission despite various announcements, as a result most of themhave started moving on foot, confronting acute shortage of ration and withoutany money.
“It has also been reported that influential and blue-eyedperson are being allowed to reach their destination, but common people, who arein great difficulty are being made to suffer,” Mir told the leaders.