Congress stands in solidarity with migrants  

Congress party has been dedicatedly working for the well being of the migrant workers and poor families who are in need during the lockdown due to coronavirus

Congress dedicated for the well being of migrants and poor

Since the lockdown was announced on March24, Congress has been raising concerns about the migrants who suddenly turned jobless and homeless

Lockdown suddenly turned lakhs of migrants jobless

These migrants are forced to walk hundreds of kilometers to reach back home in the time of distress as government made no arrangements for them

Migrants forced to walk home in the lack of money and arrangements

Hundreds of heart touching stories of migrants in distress and pain while they struggle to reach back home have been shared since the lockdown 1.0 was announced

Migrants walk barefeet without food and money to home

15 migrants lost their lives in Aurangabad while they were on their way to home.These migrants were run over by a train while they fell asleep on the tracks.

15 migrants died in Aurngabad while returning home

Congress has been demanding the central government to make arrangements to send these stranded workers home

Congress has been demanding safe return of these migrants

Government has been taking huge donations for the PM Cares Fund but not shown any concern for the labourers walking on roads

Government continues to ignore the stranded labourers on roads

After continuous demands from Congress, government started shramik special trains for the migrants but the workers were asked for tickets

Poor migrants were being asked to buy tickets by Railways

Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi announced that Congress will pay for the tickets of all the migrants who need to travel by trains to reach home

Congress announced to bear the train fare for all migrants

The party has kept it's promise and is paying the railways for ferrying the migrant labourers to their homes from.various states

Congress paying the rail ticket fare for migrants

Thousands of migrant workers are now able to reach home as congress has taken the responsibility to help them

Thousands of stranded workers are now travelling home

Labourers from different states are travelling home and paying gratitude to Sonia Gandhi for the much needed support

The congress is not only paying for the tickets of these migrants returning home but also ensuring proper fooding for them while they are travelling home

Congress also ensures flooding while the migrants travel back home

The pradesh congress committees of different states have been contributing to help not only the migrants but also the people I'm need due to the pandemic

PCCs are contributing in different ways

Rahul Gandhi has also been suggesting measures to open up the economy after interactions with leaders and economists

Rahul Gandhi suggested the action plan to reopen the economy

The COVID-19 cases are spiking inspite of extended lockdowns as the government lacks a strategic plan to fight the pandemic

Government fails to impose a strategic  plan to control the pandemic

Lakhs of people require direct benefits in the time of crisis as demanded by the Congress party but government has been delaying the required stimulus package

Government delays the required stimulus packages

The migrants travelling back home feel grateful to the congress but are worried about the future at the same time

Migrants teaching home feel grateful but worried about the future