Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday claimed to take partial steps to deal with the Corona virus crisis and announced immediate relief for the help of micro, small and medium industries (MSME) and farmers.
new Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday claimed to take partial steps to deal with the Corona virus crisis and announced immediate relief for the help of micro, small and medium industries (MSME) and farmers. In the meeting held through video conferencing of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Sonia also said that 12 crore people became unemployed in the first phase of lockdown and in such a situation, Rs 7500 should be sent to their accounts to help people.
He said, “Since the CWC meeting three weeks ago, the corona epidemic has spread so far which is disturbing. Some sections of our society, especially farmers, laborers, migrant workers, construction sector workers and the unorganized sector have faced a lot of hardship. ”According to them, commerce and industry and trade has completely stalled and crores of people The means of livelihood has been lost.
The Congress president claimed, “It is unfortunate that partial steps have been taken by the Center.” The lack of compassion, big heart and reflexes that should have been seen is lacking. “We have repeatedly urged the Prime Minister to investigate the corona virus, locate people in contact with the patient and keep them in isolation.” There is no other option. It is unfortunate that the investigations are still getting very low and the supply of test kits is also low and the ones available are also not of good quality. ”He also claimed that the number of PPE kits is poor and the quality is poor.
Sonia said, “The farmers are facing serious difficulties. Weak and unclear policies of procurement of produce and constrained supply issues need to be resolved without delay. Facilities should be made available to the farmers for the Kharif crop.
He said, “In the first phase of lockdown, the employment of 12 crore people has ended. Unemployment may increase further as economic activity stagnates. In such a situation, there is a need to provide 7500 thousand rupees to each family. “Sonia urged the government,” There are about 11 crore people associated with MSME sector. They contribute one third of our GDP. If they want to save from economic ruin, then special package will have to be announced for them immediately.
