Expressing concern over the Corona virus situation in Delhi, the Congress on Friday demanded a 10-point call from the Kejriwal government and questioned whether the corona is reaching the third phase in the national capital. Senior party spokesperson Ajay Maken expressed dissatisfaction over the number of corona virus investigations in the country and said that India should be at the top of the world in terms of investigation given the population. He told reporters via video link, "Investigate seeing population, in the matter of investigation, India should be at the top of the world, it should not remain below.
Maken said, referring to the situation in Delhi, "There have been 1,640 cases of corona in Delhi." There are 135 cases whose source is not known and this situation is very worrying. Kejriwal ji should tell if Corona in Delhi is going into Phase III? "He said that Delhi is the only state where 55 medical personnel have been infected, besides this Maken cited the government of a pizza delivery boy in Delhi being infected with Corona, demanded that a standard operating procedure should be made for all those who are exempted from lockdown, it should be binding, a notification should be issued.
He said, "There are a large number of migrant workers in Delhi." We demand that these should be stopped inside the cities and they should be given facility. Overseas workers and street vendors and rickshaw pullers should be given Rs 7,500 a month during lockdown. "Delhi has the highest fixed charge and Functioning is down. Fixed charge on power connections of small industries and shopkeepers should be eliminated. The governments of Rajasthan and Punjab have done so.
He also demanded that 60 per cent of the households should be given two months ration. The government should give 75 per cent salary to teachers in private schools and no fee of three months should be charged, besides this the Congress leader said that the Delhi government should give 75 percent salary to MSME laborers; scavengers should be given Rs 7,500 monthly for three months. He also urged the Delhi government that the water bill should not be taken yet and where there is no water, water should be brought to the homes of the people. Maken said, "Like Punjab and Rajasthan, two months' advance payment of pension should be made to the elderly, widows and the disabled in Delhi."
