Daily wagers struggling as govt. broke word on free ration: Delhi Congress
The Hindu
Party demands monthly assistance of ₹10,000 to each family
The Delhi Congress on Tuesday alleged that the AAP government has not kept its promise to provide two months of free ration to cardholders. The failure to keep the word has driven people without any livelihood means to desperation. The party said that when the government announced a week-long lockdown on April 19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had promised that it would be “short” and had asked migrant workers not to leave the Capital. But the lockdown would soon complete a month, forcing the daily wagers to fend for themselves.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.