Cong arranges bus for UP guest workers to go to Lucknow

The Congress in Telangana on Tuesday said 40 migrant workers stranded here due to the COVID-19 lockdown have been sent to Lucknow in a bus arranged by it. State Congress president and Lok Sabha member N Uttam Kumar Reddy flagged off the bus today at Gandhi Bhavan, the party's headquarters in Telangana, a party release said.

The Congress had arranged two buses last week for 80 migrant workers to reach their native places in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. The buses were made available in line with the directive of the party central leadership to help such workers who are keen on going back to their native places during the ongoing COVID-19 national lockdown, state leaders had said.

They had also claimed there was no response after the state unit wrote to the Chief Secretary expressing its willingness to contribute towards the "Shramik special" train ticket charges for migrant labourers. The offer was made following Congress president Sonia Gandhi's statement that the party was ready to bear the expenses for the journey.PTI SJR BN WELCOME BN WELCOME

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