Cong to bear cost of rail travel of every needy migrant worker: Sonia Gandhi

The Congress on Monday said its state units will bear thecost of rail travel of needy migrant workers and labourers stranded at theirworkplaces due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and seeking to return home.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a statement announced theparty’s decision and said this would be the Congress’ humble contribution instanding shoulder to shoulder with these workers.

   

She also accused the central government and the Railways ofcompletely ignoring the demands made by the Congress for ensuring the safe andfree travel of migrant workers and labourers to their homes.

“There needs to be provisions for the safe and freerail travel of migrant workers and labourers to their home-towns. However,despite our repeated demands, the central government and the Rail Ministry havechosen to completely ignore the same.

“The Indian National Congress has, therefore, taken adecision that every Pradesh Congress Committee shall bear the cost for the railtravel of every needy worker and migrant labourer and shall take necessarysteps in this regard,” she said in a statement.

Gandhi noted that lakhs of migrants continue to walkhundreds of kilometres to reach back their homes without food, water, medicinesand cash.

She criticised the central government for not recognisingits responsibility and said if it can bring back free of cost citizens strandedabroad by air, why can’t the same responsibility be shown towards the poormigrants who are considered ambassadors of the nation’s growth.

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