Bengaluru, Apr 28: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday demanded that the Karnataka government announce a "special package" for unorganised sector workers, street vendors and autorickshaw drivers, among others, all daily wagers whose lives are affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. "..a special package needs to be announced to this section of people, this is the demand," Siddaramaiah, who is also Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, told reporters here.
Alleging that the government has failed to control the spread of coronavirus, he said it is the government's responsibility to take care of the basic needs of those from the unorganised sector, whose lives have been impacted by the lockdown. "It is the duty of the government and they should do it immediately. The package should also be announced. I will hold discussions with leaders of other opposition parties like JD(S), CPI, CPI(M) and BSP in this regard and also on trouble faced by farmers," he added. Alleging discrimination in supply of food packets and ration kits, Siddaramaiah said it was being supplied properly only in constituencies represented by BJP legislators.
"Politics is being played out in supply of food materials to the needy, keeping corporation elections in mind.... We don't want to do politics at this point in time as there is lockdown. If things continue to be the same after the lockdown ends, we will protest on the streets," he said.
Siddaramaiah on Tuesday interacted with representatives of auto rickshaw and cab drivers, street vendors, barbers, unorganised workers organisations, among others, to understand the difficulties faced by them during the lockdown and to know whether help from the government has reached them. He said most of them don't have work and it has become difficult for them to lead their normal lives.
They raised several issues like auto and cab drivers being unable to pay road tax and EMI, he said, adding that he would write a detailed letter to the Chief Minister in this regard The former Chief Minister pointed out that there is about 21 lakh registered organised workers, 1.32 crore lakh unorganised workers and also agriculture labourers in the state.
"Among organised workers only 12.5 of the 21 lakh are said to be getting Rs 2000, that too from the Employees Welfare Fund, while others could not get any money, citing reasons like they have not renewed it," he said.
On the other hand, unorganised sector workers don't get money and were also not getting proper food or ration kits, he alleged Though the labour department claimed that it was supplying one lakh food packets and 1.5 lakh ration kits, as also corporations, there were leakages and it was not reaching the beneficiaries properly, he said.
Taluk Panchayat member Fauziya and her husband were not present in the house when the attack took place at around 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Kill them whenever they enter your home, there is no punishment for self defense... Judiciary is permit you to kill any person or group if they enter your home forcefully...next time don't give them a chance to escape alive...
BJP has lost its civic sense,how can they rule the country? if they cannot respect senior citizens. Intolerance has reached its peak amongst BJP. Curse of these senior citizens will lead them to their dooms day in sha Allah.They should not forget that human is mortal
BJP is a sore loser
Where is Ibraheem Hussain Udupi
Where is CongRSS ? are Siddanna,Paramesh appa, rammnna ?
COWARDS Since the time of BRITIISH, Either supporting the british against indian independence or attack cowardly 100 X 1 or 3
Animal is animal (do they ask people to worship them or use it to celebration)
Please publish news about BJP MP Statement
Terrorism will not destroy without ending Islam
Let people come to know about elected candidate work progress
Guys election is over, accept the reality and work together for the betterment of poor and downtrodden people. But police do their job and nab those who are responsible for attacking old age persons and destroying their properties....this is really bad...
Really very much condemnable, but how much you reported that , we Hindustanis non believable movement attacking the Woman, totally Criminalizes, Goonda act non bail Black Prison Inside, These BJP,RSS Criminal Goondas so far not attacked women their Plan only make Problem for Looting, the biggest Looters, Thieves are BJP/RSS Goondas and Criminals, looks like now in Karnataka in Siddannas Government they can not do their Criminalize, path were these Criminals ruling.
\\"but one thing Every Dog has its own Day Anna\"
Jia Hindustan."
Acche din
This is a time to ban BJP/RSS terrorist group and kicking them out of the country
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