BSP chief Mayawati has also jumped into the political struggle to get the railway ticket money to return home to Uttar Pradesh laborers trapped in various states due to the lockdown. After Congress President Sonia Gandhi, BSP chief Mayawati has also proposed to bear the expenses of the train tickets of the migrant workers.
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On this matter, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has also made two tweets on this matter. Mayawati said that the return of migrant laborers to their state in lockdown is very important. If the government refuses to pay the fare to the workers coming from the special train, then the BSP will come forward in such a situation. Mayawati said that if the governments are reluctant to pay the migrant laborers, then the BSP will definitely make a small contribution in arranging their sending, taking help from their powerful people. She said that it is very unfortunate that the Central and State Governments are also charging rent from migrant laborers for sending trains and buses etc. All governments should make it clear that they will not be able to pay rent to send them. After this the BSP can do the work.
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Earlier Mayawati had said on May 1, Labor Day that there is a deep crisis in the livelihood of workers due to the lockdown in the country. She said that, the role of the welfare government of the Center and the states is very important. Mayawati said in a tweet that the workers and toiling classes celebrate International Workers' Day as May Day with great pomp every year. The current Coronavirus epidemic and lockdown have overshadowed an unprecedented crisis in their livelihood. The role as the welfare government of the Center and the states is very important.
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