State Government should set up ‘Janta kitchen’ or ‘Sanjha Chulha’ for the convenience of poor and needy people: Kumari Selja

AAJ KI DELHI/YOGRAAJ SHARMA

President Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee and Rajya Sabha MP Kumari Selja sent a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and appealed to make necessary arrangements for poor, labourers, needy and farmers.

Chandigarh, March 27 - President Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee and Rajya Sabha MP Kumari Selja has urged the state government to take necessary steps for the poor, needy and farmers in view of the lockdown imposed due to outbreak of Corona Virus. In this regard, a letter has also been sent by Kumari Selja to Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, in which she has also given several suggestions to the government and appealed to implement the same immediately.

In the letter, Selja suggested establishing Janta Kitchen or Sanjha Chulha in every city and village so that poor and needy people living away from home can get free food. She has also demanded to protect the interests of the citizens of the state who are stranded in other states. She said that the government should ensure that the families of such people are also taken care of. Also, all possible help should be made available to them. 

She also appealed to increase the proposed financial relief for laborers from Rs 4500 to Rs 10,000 per month for the next three months.

Selja has urged the government to effectively implement sanitation facilities in crowded colonies as well as encourage people to maintain social distance.

Kumari Selja asked the Chief Minister to provide ten kg each of rice and flour, and two kg of pulses to all the labourers and contractual workers working in medium and small business establishments in the field of agriculture, factory, construction for the next three months. 

She also urged the Chief Minister to ensure that no layoffs of labourers be done during or post lockdown. An immediate helpline number should be launched to file complaints related to layoffs or salary delays.

She  also demanded to establish relief camps for thousands of migrant and daily wage laborers unemployed due to the lockdown, who are hungry and thirsty and returning to their homes after walking hundreds of kilometers. She has also demanded to provide food, water and bathing facilities for these people in relief camps. Apart from this, she said that the state government should provide all possible help in bringing these people to their homes, so that these people can reach their family safely without facing any problem.