As Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal is overseeing the massive Shramik Express initiative, which is meant to facilitate the biggest human migration India has seen in decades.
The economy has come to a standstill due to Covid-19, but increased natural disasters, poaching & deforestation prove the environment is still under attack.
ThePrint teams travel to Chennai and Secunderabad in the special AC trains being run from New Delhi railway station and bring you glimpses from their journey.
Addressing a press conference, the Congress leader said India is the only country in the world which is relaxing the lockdown when the virus is ‘exponentially rising’.
If handled astutely, the crisis affecting lakhs of poor labourers can help Congress corner Modi govt and come out of a deep rut of political irrelevance.
We were all given face shields. The cabin crew wore full protective gear. I’m usually a relaxed flier, but my nerves were jangling. The flight was virtually empty.
It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
The time has come for a stop to these political discussions but to initiate some basic studies on the following :
WHY AN ACT ON MIGRATORY LABOURERS PASSED IN 1979 COULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED DURING LAST FORTY YEARS AND WHY TODAY NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN EVEN DISCUSSING THE ACT.
I believe all political parties, bureaucrats, human right activists, judicial activists, trade union leaders , and all educated well to do Indian citizens are responsible for this mess. The solution is we have to abandon our feudal structure and VIP culture. Had there been no lockdown we would not have even known HOW MUCH INJUSTICE IS DUMPED ON A GROUP OF TWENTY (?) CRORE OF OUR HONEST HARD WORKING CITIZENS by not implementing an ACT passed in 1979 and not implemented during Forty Long Years.
No amount of happy faces shown in his photoshoped pics on twitter will save him. People will always remember him for being a heartless railway minister,
The time has come for a stop to these political discussions but to initiate some basic studies on the following :
WHY AN ACT ON MIGRATORY LABOURERS PASSED IN 1979 COULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED DURING LAST FORTY YEARS AND WHY TODAY NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN EVEN DISCUSSING THE ACT.
I believe all political parties, bureaucrats, human right activists, judicial activists, trade union leaders , and all educated well to do Indian citizens are responsible for this mess. The solution is we have to abandon our feudal structure and VIP culture. Had there been no lockdown we would not have even known HOW MUCH INJUSTICE IS DUMPED ON A GROUP OF TWENTY (?) CRORE OF OUR HONEST HARD WORKING CITIZENS by not implementing an ACT passed in 1979 and not implemented during Forty Long Years.
No amount of happy faces shown in his photoshoped pics on twitter will save him. People will always remember him for being a heartless railway minister,
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1. Unless and until the BJP Ministers/BJP/RSS cadres change their mindsets from business outlook to welfare outlook; such controversies are inevitable.
2. How come the Government failed to address ‘migrant labour issues’ while declaring/releasing Rs.20 trillion to face coronavirus-crisis?
3. Human touch is lacking to attend to migrant labour. Money is available, but no intent to spend on welfare of the migrants.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Si8U02s8cQ.
5. SATYAMAEVA JAYATHE!!!