COVID-19: PM should de-centralise the system says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, May 08: The government needs to be more transparent on the lockdown exit plan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
With regard to migrant labour, Rahul Gandhi said that take the idea of NYAY and start putting money directly into the houses of the poor. It would cost Rs 65,000 crore. Each one needs Rs 7,500, he also said.
As
daily
wagers
they
have
no
choice
and
hence
the
money
has
to
be
given,
he
also
said.
We
need
to
have
empathy
with
the
migrants.
The
states
should
interact
and
the
Centre
has
to
oversee
it.
We need to build a wall for the poor and also create financial support for them. Many companies are going to go down. Hence it is important to protect these daily wage workers, Rahul also said.
If your big businesses are not firing then the MSMEs will go down. There is a link between large businesses and small businesses. Hence support has to be given to both. Hence, it is important to protect all as everything is inter-linked.
Businesses
are
collapsing
and
the
economy
is
collapsing.
There
is
a
view
in
the
government
that
if
we
move
too
fast
and
spend
too
much
money,
we
may
create
a
problem
with
the
rupee.
We
have
to
move
aggressively
now,
Rahul
Gandhi
also
said.
We
have
to
start
the
engine
and
the
more
time
we
take,
the
more
we
will
suffer,
he
also
said.
In my view, it is not enough to have only a strong Prime Minister. We need strong Chief Ministers, strong district administration, the Congress leader also said.
Speaking about the zones, he said it should be created at the state levels and not at the Central level. The District Magistrates and the Chief Ministers should make these zones as they have the information, he also said.
On the Arogya Setu app, Rahul said it should be made an open source. There should be transparency in the application, he also said.
He further said that to fight this problem, we need to have a de-centralised Centre. Chief Ministers of Congress-led states have been complaining that they are not getting money from the Centre, he also said. We can give them inputs, but we cannot force our suggestions on them.
The Prime Minister has to de-centralise the system. The power cannot lie with the PMO alone. If we have to exit the lockdown, it is necessary to eradicate fear from the minds of the people.
The lesser you sensationalise and the more you speak about the reality, it would be better, Rahul said while advising the media. COVID-19 is fatal for 1 per cent of the people and it is the duty of the PM and the media to tell the people. If this is not done, then people will not come out of their homes, he also said.
He also said that he does not believe that the Centre is giving the states funds. The Congress CMs have told us that they have not been given the funds and I am sure that this is the case with the BJP ruled states as well, he said.
It is not right to stop migrant labourers. However when we send them back, we need to ensure their safety. They should be tested and sent back, but stopping them from returning home is inhuman, Rahul Gandhi also said.