Moments after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a financial package along with the extension of lockdown in a new form on Tuesday, the Congress said it would wait for the details for a detailed response but slammed Mr. Modi for the ‘lack of empathy’ towards migrant workers.
While Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the nation was ‘deeply disappointed by the Prime Minister’s lack of empathy and failure to address the issues of migrants,’ senior party leader Anand Sharma welcomed it.
“Welcoming PM’s announcement of an economic package of ₹20 lac crore and will wait for the details. This will help in reviving the economy and reassuring for the micro, small and medium enterprises in urgent need of financial support for workers’ wages. Hope the poor, migrant workers who have lost livelihood and incomes, and