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Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in a scathing attack on the Modi Government has asked why stranded migrant workers continued to walk on highways from one state to another and also about its tall promise of transporting them to their homes in buses or trains.
Two days ago I had tweeted why the central and state governments are oblivious of the fact that thousands of migrant workers are still trudging to their home states.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 8, 2020
In his series of tweets , Chidambaram referred to groups of migrants including pregnant women and children walking for many kilometres on highways to reach their homes.
He also alleged that the pandemic has made every minister and official unaccountable.
“I see images on TV of people walking on the highways from one state to another state. Why is government totally oblivious to and uncaring of their plight?
I see images on TV of people walking on the highways from one state to another state. Why is government totally oblivious to and uncaring of their plight?
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 6, 2020
“What happened to the promise that the migrant workers will be transported by bus and train? Why are these people still walking to their home states,” he asked .
What happened to the promise that the migrant workers will be transported by bus and train? Why are these people still walking to their home states?
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 6, 2020
The former Union minister also said that no one in the government answered any questions asked by the opposition or by the people.
“The pandemic has made every minister and official unaccountable,” he said.
We ask questions. People ask questions. No one is there in government who will answer these questions.
The pandemic has made every minister and official unaccountable.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 6, 2020
