In an attempt to monitor ongoing relief work executed by Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee's (JPCC) workers, JPCC In Charge, RPN Singh on Sunday held video conferencing with the Ministers from Congress quota in the State Government, MPs and MLAs. He also gave important instructions to the party officials that they should make efforts not only in their area, but also how to help the poor and needy families living in their vicinity.
Singh talked via video conferencing from New Delhi to JPCC Chief cum Food Supply Minister Rameshwar Oraon, Legislative party leader cum Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam, Health Minister Banna Gupta, Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh, Rajya Sabha MP, Dhiraj Sahu, MP Geeta Koda and various MLAs of the party.
Senior leader of the All India Congress Committee, Singh has said that this is the first time that he had to talk to the party's MLAs-MPs through video conferencing.
He said that many migrant laborers and students of Jharkhand are stuck in other states. They have talked to the Central Government even today to bring them back, but the Government has refused permission. "We are struggling to take the immigrant people from all over the Country to their native places," he added.
Speaking on dual policy of the Central Government Singh said that when a particular person can be allowed to come from Delhi, then the Government should also tell that what kind of medicine they have taken during their journey from Delhi to Jharkhand. Why the common people cannot be allowed to come, he asked. The Congress in-charge said that in this hour of crisis, it is the responsibility of each of the workers of the Congress to provide maximum help to every needy family.
Singh directed all the Ministers involved in the State Government from the Congress quota in the State to contact the MLAs at least once in 24 hours and follow the suggestions received from the legislators. He also asked the MLAs to make efforts in this direction, not only in their area, but also how to help the poor and needy family living in their vicinity.
On this occasion, Oraon informed Singh that important steps have been taken to provide food grains to all ration card holders, families applying for ration cards and other needy people during the ongoing lockdown. "Tight monitoring is also being done to ensure that all needy and poor should get food grains. FIR has been lodged against 42 ration dealers since the implementation of the lockdown, while a total of 271 ration dealers have been suspended," he added.
The Minister told the Congress in-charge that in this hour of crisis, every worker of Congress is working in solidarity to help people from the city to the rural areas.
Minister of Rural Development, Alamgir Alam also informed the Congress in-charge that the wage rate of MGNREGA laborers has been increased to Rs 300 per day and necessary directions have been given to the officers of all its District Administrations that MGNREGA schemes should be implemented in every rural area. "In every area of the State MNREGA work will start from April 20," he added.
Talking to the party State In Charge, Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh informed the party leadership through video conferencing that necessary arrangements have been made by the State Government to procure wheat from farmers.
The Party MLAs like Purnima Niraj Singh, Rajesh Kachap, Dipika Pandy also talked to Singh through video conferencing.