New Delhi. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said that the Congress Committee of the state will take up the responsibility of rail fare for the needy workers and migrant laborers. Sonia said that there have been several demands from the central government and the railway ministry that rents for migrant laborers stranded due to lockdown should not be taken to their homes, but the Congress was unheard.
For the first time since the partition of 1947, such a big crisis on the workers: Sonia
Sonia has said that the workers are the backbone of the country's economy, their hard work and sacrifice is the basis of the country. The country has witnessed such a crisis for the first time since the partition of 1947 that thousands of workers were forced to return home after walking hundreds of kilometers. However, they do not even have money, food and medicine.
'Wrong to collect rent from laborers in times of crisis'
Sonia raised the question that when the fare is not taken to bring back the stranded Indians, then why cannot such humility be shown to the migrant laborers? Sonia says that while we can spend 100 crore rupees from the state exchequer on transport and food in a program in Gujarat, the Ministry of Railways can give 151 crore rupees in the Prime Minister's Corona Fund, then why the facility of free rail travel to the migrants Can not give? It is disturbing that the railway is charging fare from the migrants in times of crisis.
Railways taking more than Rs 50: Report
According to media reports, workers are being charged Rs 50 more than the workers going home by special trains. On Saturday, Shramik Special train from Bhiwandi to Gorakhpur was charged Rs 800 from every passenger, while the actual fare was only Rs 745.
The fare from Puri to Surat was Rs 710. 250 rupees were recovered from Agra Cantt from Ahmedabad. The fare from Nashik to Bhopal was taken at Rs 250.
It is being told that in addition to the fare, 30 rupees super fast charge and 20 rupees extra charge is being taken.
There is no explanation from the Railways on the collection of rent from the laborers. The officials had said that there is no objection in paying rent to the states, some states including Jharkhand have made advance payment. Gujarat has set out to hire an NGO.
The third phase of the lockdown will continue till May 17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first phase of lockdown from 24 March due to the spread of Corona infection. Later it was extended twice. The third phase has started from today which will remain till May 17. However, this time Orange and Green zones have been given a variety of discounts. Migrant laborers stranded across the country are being transported to their homes by special trains. The Railway Ministry has asked the State Governments to take ticket fare from the laborers whom they are sending to the Ministry.
Many people are walking thousands of kilometers by foot and bicycle
Such cases are continuously appearing since the first phase of lockdown. Migrant laborers are traveling thousands of kilometers on foot or by bicycle from one state to another. During this time there have also been incidents of death of some laborers.
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