The COVID-19 lockdown in India and the mass exodus of migrant labor followed by the Ministry of Railways on foot and the Labor Ministry Express in the middle were understood as a recurring theme for dealing with China as the Lok Sabha debated it. Started. Demand for grant for railways.
As Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal sat for nearly eight hours and through debate, opposition MPs said that it was not okay to charge laborers returning to work for their home town from the Shramjeevi Express, while the Treasury Bench set up trains and their provisions. Frequency of appreciation.
Congress MP Deepak Badge said that “the government will wake up only when the common man comes on the streets”.
Mr. Badge said that the Congress will bear the travel cost of the needy migrant laborers only after Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said. Punjab Congress MP Gurjit Singh Aujla said the same and gave credit to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, besides Congress President Sonia Gandhi forced the government to come forward with the Shramik Express.
However, BJP’s Anurag Sharma said that eight vehicles were seen driving in Lalitpur-Jhansi area to bring about 4.5 lakh people returning home during the lockout. “Railway Minister Piyush Goyal called at 1 am to ensure that the lines were approved and operational,” he said.
Interestingly, BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao drew attention to the second major issue that cropped up amidst the epidemic faced along the border with China.
“In 2019, the government announced a railway line from Tezpur to Tawang, while China is constructing a railway line along the eastern border from Lhasa. We lost the war in 1962 because we did not have railway connectivity. I request the government to remove the clause of economic viability in the national interest for railway lines in the North Eastern Region especially Arunachal Pradesh.
Mr. Goyal will answer the debate on Tuesday morning.
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