Namaste 100 crore can be spent for Trump, why not for the workers of the country? : Priyanka Gandhi

New delhi date. 04 May 2020, Monday

The ongoing controversy over the recovery of labor special train fares, which was started to send laborers trapped in another state due to the lockdown, is raging. Several opposition parties, including the Congress, have lashed out at the government over the issue, accusing it of not caring about the poor. Railways then say that they are charging only normal fare from the state government, which is only 15 per cent of the total cost of this journey. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi has also targeted the central government over the issue.

Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, Labor is the creator of the nation. But today they are in so much trouble, this is a cause of sorrow for the whole country. While we can repatriate Indians stranded abroad by providing free service on planes, we can spend Rs 100 crore from the state exchequer in the Namaste Trump program. When the Railway Minister can donate Rs 151 crore to the PM Care Fund, Why can't travel be facilitated? The Indian National Congress has decided that the Congress will bear all the expenses incurred in the train travel of domestic workers.

Workers are nation builders. But today they are stumbling step by step - this is the cause of self-suffering for the whole country.

When we can bring back the Indians stranded abroad for free, when we can spend Rs 100 crore from the government treasury in the Namaste Trump program .. 1/2 #CongressForIndia pic.twitter.com/KF0t5JcYYG

- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (ripriyankagandhi) May 4, 2020

Recently, the central government decided to launch a special labor train to send a large number of stranded tourists to other states. But, Indian Railways has issued guidelines for the state government and said that people traveling in these trains should have a ticket fare. It also said that the trains will be started when 90 per cent of the seats are full.

However, in the wake of the controversy, Indian Railways has clarified that it is charging only standard fare for this category from the state government, which is only 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by the railways. The railways is not taking any tickets from the tourists and is only sending the passengers home based on the list provided by the state. Indian Railways is operating a special train with berths in each coach to maintain social distance. Passengers are being provided free meals and bottled water by the Railway Ministry.

Rahul Gandhi also tweeted and targeted the government

Rahul Gandhi has also targeted the government by tweeting about collecting rent from the workers. "On the one hand, the railways are collecting ticket fares from trapped laborers in other states, while on the other hand, the railway ministry is donating Rs 151 crore to the PM Care Fund," Rahul wrote. Solve this puzzle a bit .. In this tweet, Rahul Gandhi has also shared a screenshot of Indian Railways donating Rs 151 crore to PM Care Fund.