Priyanka Gandhi stands for farmers in UP

COVID-19 now seems less deadly than hunger and strife to millions of families pushed to poverty in the name of preventive lockdown

1. Hunger gets deadlier than coronavirus

The central government has totally failed to accommodate to the needs of workers and farmers. Millions of labourers have suffered losses, thousands still remain stranded.

2. Government has ignored workers and farmers in the time of crisis

The BJP ruled states top the charts in further exploiting the poor and workers by amending the labour laws

3.BJP ruled states amended the labour laws during the COVID-19 crisis

The stranded migrants continue to get manhandled on their way back home.Not only the migrants but the farmers too bear the brunt of government's mismanagement during the crisis.

4.Migrants getting manhandled by police in BJP ruled states

Congress general secretary and incharge of UP east Priyanka Gandhi has been vigorously contributing to the migrants, farmers and poor

5. Priyanka Gandhi raised issues of the migrants and farmers

Priyanka Gandhi alleged the government of laxity in the procurement of wheat in Uttar Pradesh, saying that the farmers are forced to wait for three days to get their produce sold in the mandis.

6.Farmers are forced to wait for days to sell their produce

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi tweeted: "In UP the procurement of wheat is not done in pace as the farmers have to queue up for 3 days to sell their produce. There is no one to hear their grievances. The government had been alerted much before, but it did not act."

7 There is no one to hear farmer's grievances: Priyanka tweeted

The UP government on March 14 had decided to procure 5.5 million tonnes of wheat in the Rabi market season. The new policy had allowed procurement from the share croppers and contract farmers.

8. UP government fails to keep it's promise to farmers

The MSP of Rs 1,925 per quintal was decided by the state cabinet. Reports suggest that even last year, the UP government did not meet the target.

9. Last year also UP government failed to meet the target

Priyanka Gandhi has been asking the government to look into the matters concerning the migrant labourers and farmers but the government seems to be too busy with other things

10  Priyanka Gandhi continues to demand help for migrants and farmers

Earlier this week Priyanka Gandhi had sent 1 lakh masks to UP for people in need in the wake of pandemic

11.Priyanka Gandhi sent 1 lakh masks to UP for people in need

12 These masks are being distributed to those who cannot afford them, Congress workers are dedicatedly helping people during the crisis

Congress general secretary is also bearing the cost of travel for the migrants who belong to Raebareli and Amethi

13. Congress is bearing the cost of travel for the migrants

The party workers are also running community kitchens for the hunger stricken people left homeless and without money due to lockdown

14 Community kitchen facilities being fun by Congress to feed the hungry

Farmers are badly hit as they have to struggle hard to sell their crops, the delay will further push them to poverty and hunger

15 Farmers being pushed into poverty and hunger

16 The annadata who is contributing to the supply chain even in the tough times of lockdown is being disrespected the most by the BJP government

17 Annadata is being disrespected by the BJP government

Priyanka Gandhi demands smooth administration at the mandis to help the farmers sell their crops

18 Farmers need immediate help: Priyanka Gandhi