Nirmala Sitharaman, in her press briefing today, took a deviation from announcing details related to the economic package, and slammed the opposition parties for their comments on the government.
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘sit-in’ with migrant workers
On Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met a group of migrant labourers walking back to their village in Uttar Pradesh near the Sukhdev Vihar flyover near the Delhi-Faridabad Border, and interacted with them for an hour. The party’s official handle released photographs and video clips related to the interaction.
It is said that, as per the sources in Congress, the workers had been detained by the police. Later, in line with the directives, one of the party members revealed vehicles had been arranged to take the migrants back to their native. The source said: “Adhering strictly to the law, at the request of Rahul Gandhi, volunteers of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee have stepped up help the migrants returning to their native villages.”
Nirmala Sitharaman lashes out at the ‘dramebaz’
The Finance Minister was critical of the incident and labelled it as ‘dramebaz’. She said: “Was this the time? Wasn’t that drama? Why are you wasting their time? Why didn’t you carry their suitcase or their children?”
Nirmala Sitharaman also had a request for Congress President Sonia Gandhi. She said: “With folded hands, I want to ask Sonia Gandhi, let us speak responsibly. Let us deal with our migrants more responsibly.”
Source: Free Press Journal
