It has been heart-breaking to see lakhs of people walking for hundreds of kilometres towards their villages without food or shelter,” Ms. Gandhi said in her opening remarks at the CWC. Also read: Lockdown displaces lakhs of migrantsThe Congress chief spoke about the urgent need to provide personal protection equipment (PPE) for health workers, relief to farmers who have been hit just ahead of the harvesting season, relief for informal workers, and protect middle class people from wage cuts and job losses. “I urge the Central Government to prepare and publish a Common Minimum Relief Programme. “ #COVID particularly attacks aged persons, people with lung disease, diabetics, persons with heart disease, making them most vulnerable. Congress Chief Ministers, including Punjab's Captain Amarinder Singh and Chhattisgarh's Bhupesh Baghel briefed the CWC on the steps taken by their respective State governments.

Source: The Hindu April 02, 2020 06:56 UTC