NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 16
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged the government rework and transfer money to the people’s account here on Saturday.
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 16, 2020
The former President of Congress and MP Rahul Gandhi in his press conference through video conference mode to the regional media said the government should not worry about the ratings of the agencies.
He said, “Today our people need money. PM should reconsider this package. Modiji should think about direct cash transfer, 200 working days under MNREGA, money for farmers etc. because all of them are the future of India,” Rahul Gandhi said.
“The need of the hour is to give money to people directly into their pockets and people do not require loans at this moment,” he added.
Rahul Gandhi said, “when children are hit, mother doesn’t give them loan, but gives direct relief, the need of the hour is not loan package but money should be put in the pockets of the people.”
The former Congress president said that the lockdown is only a pause button and it has to be transitional with utmost care to be taken of people who are vulnerable like people with disease history.
Rahul Gandhi said that Nyay could be implemented for temporary period which could help in increasing the demand side and to help the people in distress.
The Finance Minister has announced three tranche of the relief package after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 20 lakh crore package to help mitigate financial woes caused due to the prolonged lockdown.
Condoles death of migrant labourers in UP accident
उतर प्रदेश के औरैया में सड़क हादसे में 24 मजदूरों की मौत और अनेक लोगों के घायल होने की खबर से आहत हूं।मृतकों के परिवारों के प्रति मैं अपनी गहरी संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूं और घायलों के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 16, 2020
Rahul Gandhi expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the migrant labourers killed in the truck collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district.
At least 24 migrant labourers lost their lives and 36 people sustained injuries when a trailer truck carrying them collided with another truck in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
“Pained to hear the news of the death of 24 labourers and injuries to many people in the accident, I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and wish speedy recovery for those injured,” Gandhi said in a tweet.
