tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450131.post2570215303846115035..comments2024-03-16T14:45:41.521+05:30Comments on The Hours - My Memoir: COVID-19 Diaries - Day 57 of LockdownAJEYA RAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15770471904480140472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450131.post-90563245978921917782020-05-23T08:00:34.593+05:302020-05-23T08:00:34.593+05:30Well, there are fake news and there are lies! The ...Well, there are fake news and there are lies! The events unfolded something like this - Government announces Shramik Special train - Sonia Gandhi criticises GOVT for charging the labourers and announces that Congress will pay for the fare - Immediately the BJP Government declares that Railways will pay 85% and state 15%. That's it! Press releases and twitter updates are done. The ground reality is that neither BJP Government, nor Congress is paying for the ticket; the migrant himself is. Here are some news updates -<br /><br />https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-migrant-labourers-pay-rs-1-050-each-to-travel-on-shramik-trains-1675925-2020-05-08<br /><br />https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/paid-for-train-tickets-with-final-savings-say-migrant-workers-from-bihar-1675197-2020-05-07<br /><br />https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/railway-paying-85-state-govt-15-fare-for-migrant-workers-bjp/articleshow/75528204.cms<br /><br />However, some states are paying for the train fare. I am aware of Kerala doing that.<br /><br />https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/coronavirus-kerala-gives-food-to-migrant-workers-they-pay-for-train-ride-home-2222274AJEYA RAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770471904480140472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450131.post-81962502940131565062020-05-23T03:29:24.833+05:302020-05-23T03:29:24.833+05:30I am kind of confused. I read somewhere that the ...I am kind of confused. I read somewhere that the Central Government is paying for the 80% of the ticket cost for these migrant workers and the State of Karnataka is paying for the other 20%. Is this a fake news? Also, how about Mrs. Gandhi saying her party will bear the cost of the train tickets. It is not "police wants to distribute the work". They want to pass the buck to someone else.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.com