The online unrest took place after instructions from Sonia Gandhi, said Balasaheb Thorat (representational).
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat on Thursday led the party’s online unrest in the state in search of center monetary aid for the economically weak, in accordance with the Nyay income scheme previously proposed by party leader Rahul Gandhi.
The hustle and bustle of Congress, dubbed SpeakUpIndia, exploited popular social media platforms to get its message out in the midst of the national coronavirus lockdown.
State Congress leaders turned to social media, such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to ask the Narendra Modi government to provide up to 10,000 rupees for the poor, and then 7,500 rupees a month for the poor. next six months based on revenue. disruption caused by locking.
The unrest took place on the instructions of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, said Thorat, who is also a government minister led by Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
He said giving money directly to the poor, who have been hardest hit by the financial crisis triggered by the blockage of more than two months, will allow them to make purchases and, ultimately, revive the economy in stuttering.
“The common man is the hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. Whoever struggles to make ends meet has no source of income,” said Thorat.
“What we remember most at this point is the Nyay plan that Rahulji had proposed. We have to give some money to the poor, if we want to give a boost to the economy”, a- he says.
“Therefore, the center must provide monetary assistance to the poor, in accordance with the proposed program,” said Balasaheb Thorat during his participation in the demonstration via Facebook Live.
The state finance minister has dug holes in the recently announced special economic stimulus from the center of Rs 20 lakh crore from the center, saying the package is not about spending money, but more about lending.
The package is of no use to the poor who need cash assistance to be able to shop, said Thorat.
He congratulated members of Congress for helping migrant workers stranded in the state, following the party president’s instructions.
Ashok Chavan, supporting Mr. Thorat, said: “I urge the Indian government to immediately deposit the amounts suggested by the party so that it can survive in this situation and make a living in one way or another” .
Mr. Chavan asked the center to take care of the tickets for migrant workers returning to their country of origin and their food provisions.
Another congressional leader, also minister, Nitin Raut, asked the center to provide financial assistance, not a loan to MSMEs.
Working days under the national Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) should also be increased to 200, he asked.
Former Maharashtra chief minister and party leader Prithviraj Chavan asked center to give micro, small and medium-sized enterprises a cash package instead of a loan so they can pay their employees’ wages .
