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The Congress party came up with a innovative ‘SpeakUp India’ campaign to help raise the voice of the poor, migrants, small businesses and the middle class people before the central government.
Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said the party leaders, workers and sympathisers will run the online campaign from 11 am to 2 pm on Thursday.
“We demand that transport be made available to all migrants to ensure that they reach home safely, increase their employment days to 200 under MGNREGA and provide Rs 10,000 as immediate financial help to the poor besides a financial package for small industries,” he told reporters.
Congress social media department head Rohan Gupta said all party leaders and workers would put out messages through their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube accounts to help the voice of the poor, migrants and small businessmen and traders reach the government.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi posted a video message on his twitter handle as he wrote , It’s time for every Indian to stand together & speak up in one voice.
It’s time for every Indian to stand together & speak up in one voice. #SpeakUpIndia
for our brothers & sisters struggling for survival;
for those whose voice has been silenced;
for those in despair & are fearful.
We are India.
Together we can make a difference. pic.twitter.com/7Q6R2rcWuP
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 28, 2020
Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram,
Thank you to the over 2300 people who logged in to my @Instagram Live session as part of @INCIndia‘s #SpeakUpIndia campaign (&especially the 1500 or so who stayed throughout the less than 20 minutes it took!) For those who missed it,here’s the recording: https://t.co/yUkFtZ0q5t
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 28, 2020
P Chidambaram, Former Finance Minister wrote, We demand that each migrant worker family returning to their homes should be given free transportation
We demand that each migrant worker family returning to their homes should be given free transportation. After being tested, each migrant worker family should be given ₹10,000 to tide over the present crisis: Shri @PChidambaram_IN #SpeakUpIndia pic.twitter.com/geyRj08I2k
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 28, 2020
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi meanwhile released a video on party’s twitter handle as a part of the party’s “Speak Up India” campaign, talking about the plight of migrant workers that went unnoticed by the central government. She criticised the centre’s policies saying that migrant workers are walking miles without any aid from the administration and small businesses have been forced to shut due to financial distress faced by the country under the serving government.
LIVE: Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi’s message to the people & the BJP govt. #SpeakUpIndia https://t.co/OqpYFaU6AD
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 28, 2020
