Amid nationwide lockdown, Delhi Congress claimed to have distributed food to over six lakh people in last 17 days through its 150 ‘Congress ki Rasoi’ initiative spread over all the 14 districts in the national Capital.
“Thousands of needy and poor people are being given cooked food at over 150 places in Delhi on daily basis so that they are not forced to sleep hungry due to scarcity of food during lockdown period,” Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) President Chaudhary Anil Kumar.
On Tuesday, Kumar also paid tribute to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar at one of the kitchen at Patparganj which was decorated with flower and photographs of Dr Ambedkar by remembering his works.
The party is distributing cooked food to homeless and needy people since lockdown was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chaudhary Kumar had inaugurated the kitchen on March 25 from its assembly constituency Patparganj. Kumar himself distributed the cooked food to people in his constituency. Kumar also visited many assembly constituencies and inspected the kitchens being run there. He also met people who came for food in these kitchens and listened to their problems.
Kumar further said that we have taken ahead the teachings of Dr Ambedkar and on the directions of our high command. “We have been serving cooked fresh and nutritious food to 50 thousand people during the first phase of lockdown,” he added.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee has launched Pradesh Control Room numbers 011-43534325 and 9625777907 for the help of the people during lock-down.