Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri has written a letter to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal suggesting that essential household items like milk, vegetables and fruits should also be made available at ration shops so that people do not have to visit various outlets to get these commodities.
“It is important to ensure some of these things at one place to stop movement. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will give full support to the Delhi Government in dealing with the deadly corona epidemic,” he said. Bidhuri has suggested that the Government should prepare its mobile vans which reach different parts of the capital and provide the people with everything they need. Similarly, e-passes should be issued to ration shopkeepers, milk sellers, vegetable sellers, grocery stores, etc., so that they can also facilitate their business, he said.
In a letter written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, Bidhuri made several suggestions on behalf of his party to extend government services to the needy people of Delhi who are facing hardship due to this global epidemic.
Bidhuri also said that our first suggestion is to streamline the network of ration shops run under the public distribution system and give comprehensive information to the public about these shops so that people can easily access these shops.
The Leader of the Opposition has written that because of the lock down, the poor people of the capital, rickshaw-poolers, daily laborers etc. are the most affected. Therefore, they should also be provided one-month ration as soon as possible so that there is no risk of food and drink in front of them, he said.
The BJP leader has also reminded in his letter that the Delhi Government announced to provide assistance of five thousand rupees to the poor workers of Delhi, daily laborers and laborers associated with building construction and demanded that this amount should be given as soon as possible.
He has also demanded to ensure that the amount of pension amount given in old age and other categories is also sent to the beneficiaries accounts at the earliest.
Bidhuri has also suggested to the Chief Minister that a helpline number should be issued and wherever there is a demand to provide food to the poor, food should be transported from Government vehicles.