Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) on Friday demanded that the Central Government should provide special package to backward states like Jharkhand so that the State Government could give assistance to migrant labourers returning from outside to the State during the ongoing lockdown caused by the Corona virus.
Talking to media persons JPCC Chief and Food and Civic Supplies Minister, Rameshwar Oran said that the economic condition of the State is deteriorating and revenue collection is negligible due to ongoing lockdown. “All trade and business activities are halted due to lockdown and the financial condition of the State is not so that the State Government is demanding to the Central Government that it should provide generously special package to backward, weak and tribal majority state like Jharkhand so that it can provide assistance to migrant laborers coming from outside of the State," said Oraon.
Oraon is also Finance Minister in Hemant Soren led coalition government in the State.
In response to a question laborers trapped in Telangana and Karnataka, Oraon said that both states have been requested to run new trains to bring the migrant laborers of Jharkhand. He spoke to the Chief Secretary (CS) on the issue, then the CS replied that the State Government is ready to bring migrant laborers from Karnataka and Telangana to Jharkhand.
JPCC Spokesperson Alok Kumar Dubey informed the committee, made to sent the laborers trapped inside Jharkhand from one district to another, has started working under the leadership of Madan Mohan Sharma, while on the other side, the details are being collected continuously for the workers trapped outside the State to bring back them safely. The JPCC Relief Monitoring Committee under the leadership Oraon, has also decided that the Congressmen will continue receive and help migrant laborers at major stations in the State by maintaining social distancing.
The party Spokesman also said that people are complaining that the electricity bill is being sent anonymously, the party has decided that the complaints will be resolved by talking to the concerned officials. Hitting hard on former Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, Dubey said that Babulal Marandi's concern about private schools is only fraud and the loss of education in Jharkhand started from the time of his reign, which continues unabated.
Health Minister, Banna Gupta, Pradip Tulsyan, Rajesh Kumar Gupta and Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo were also present on the occasion.