Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the Yogi Adityanath government should rise above narrow politics and take assistance from his party cadre for distributing relief material like food, medicines on bicycle to every nook and corner of the state.
Incidentally, cycle is the election symbol of Samajwadi Party.
The SP chief said on Thursday that if the government asked his party to assist, the party cadre would be ready and this would generate a deep sense of confidence among the people in the hour of crisis.
Akhilesh said that the Yogi government should share information with people about availability of stock of foodgrains and other essentials. He said that to prevent blackmarketing of food articles, flour mills should immediately start producing wheat flour.
He also demanded that the government ensure doorstep delivery of mid-day meals to students of primary schools across the state.
The SP chief further said that the government should not hesitate in revealing the availability of testing kits for coronavirus and the number of beds available in isolation wards in district hospitals.
He said the government should also share the number of ventilators available in district hospitals in the state. He said availability of this information would add to the confidence of the people.
Akhilesh appealed to the masses to respect doctors and paramedical staff in hospitals and the government should ensure availability of safety kits to the health professionals treating coronavirus patients.
Drawing the attention of the government towards problems faced by farmers, the SP chief said, “Wheat crop is ready for harvest but labour is not available. Farmers are also worried about getting remunerative price of their produce and are likely to be compelled to go for distress sale. The government should ensure payment of arrears of cane farmers by sugar mills.”