NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JUNE 30
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Supreme Court has given an opportunity to the government to provide relief to COVID victims by fixing adequate compensation to them.
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He said doing so would be a step in the right direction.
The Congress has been demanding compensation to the tune of Rs 10 lakh to each of the victims of coronavirus.
There have been nearly 4 lakh deaths due to COVID so far.
SC ने मोदी सरकार को ग़लती सुधारने का मौक़ा दिया है। कम से कम अब सरकार को मुआवज़े की सही राशि तय करके पीड़ितों को राहत देनी चाहिए।
ये सही दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण क़दम है। pic.twitter.com/AmUjyaU9k2
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 30, 2021
“The Supreme Court has given an opportunity to the Modi government to rectify its mistake. The government should at least now provide relief to the victims by fixing the right amount of compensation,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
“This would be an important step in the right direction,” Gandhi also said.
