Politics

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the prime minister and the BJP government must tell the country about its plan to control coronavirus infection and the way forward.

The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the fact that health sector has never been a priority in India. Most states are reporting overflowing beds, and inadequate testing facilities.

Ramesh wrote to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar raising his concerns and strong disapproval over the matter and may raise the issue at the next meeting of the parliamentary panel.

MP Shankar Lalwani said the Congress government was preparing for two IIFA events, one in Bhopal and the other in Indore, instead of taking steps to prevent an outbreak.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said almost six weeks after Dhaman-1 ventilators were installed at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on April 4, doctors there sought more ventilators claiming these machines were faulty.

The woman in her social media account raised 20 questions such as why there were no arrests in the case and why the government allowed the leftover Styrene to be sent back to South Korea.

Congress leader Sachin Sawant said the Central government was actually charging more fare from migrant labourers travelling in Shramik Special trains.

Wondering how Rs 20 lakh crore, as announced in the central package, will be raised, the Sena said an "environment needs to be created where industrialists, trade and business sectors will be encouraged to invest".

Akhilesh Yadav termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package as just 'jumla'.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should make public the autopsy reports of all those who died of respiratory ailments since March 1 this year and clear doubts of people.

In his maiden poll affidavit submitted before EC, Thackeray said there are 23 police complaints against him of which 14 are for either publication of "defamatory" content or cartoons in 'Saamana' and its sister concern.

Congress said Parliament should assert itself and called upon the Centre and the states to jointly formulate an action plan to ensure safe return of migrants to their homes

Pawar spoke over phone to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the issue of repatriation of migrant workers to their home states during the lokdown period.

In a letter to Gandhi, the Railways' largest union of workers said travelling during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous but railway staffers are making it possible through their hard work.

The prime minister also chaired a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to assess the situation.

Venugopal said it was due to protests by a large number of expatriates and their relatives as well as the general public over the past few days that the central government took the decision to bring back Indian citizens from abroad.