Priyanka Gandhi attacks govt on plight of migrants

A day after thousands of migrants gathered in Bandra, Mumbai in a desperate attempt to reach their native places, Congress leader, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the Modi government for failing to help migrants. She took to twitter to appeal PM Modi to help the migrant workers as they are the backbone of the country.

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the plight of migrant labourers and the poor amid lockdown.

Expressing unhappiness over the use of force against migrants gathered in Bandra last night, Priyanka asked, "Why the railway tickets were being booked when there was a lockdown?"

She tweeted, "Why the poor and labourers are facing problems, why the decisions are not taken considering them, why they are left to their fate during lockdown and why the tickets were booked and why special trains were not plied."

"The migrants are out of money, stock of ration has also exhausted. They are feeling insecure, wanting to go homes. They should be provided with facilities. Now also they can be helped with planning, labourers are the backbone of the country. Modiji please help them, for God's sake," she added.

Criticising PM Modi-led central government over the use of force on migrant workers, the Congress party said, "They should be treated with compassion and not repression."

Congress leader Anand Sharma urged the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers of various states to give them back their dignity and rights. "Give them roti not lathis, this repression is an unforgivable crime against humanity," he said.

"Heart rendering to see the plight of migrant labourers and workers - starving children, hungry men and women, desperately waiting for food and relief. This inhuman treatment of our poor countrymen is a shame and blot on Indian democracy," added Anand Sharma.

Mumbai Police on Tuesday resorted to mild lathi charge when sections of the restive hordes threatened to go out of control in Mumbai's Bandra.

IANS Report