Center Govt Rises From Slumber After Sunil Jakhar Led Congress MPs Protest

Congress Mps Had Protested Outside Parliament Demanding Financial Help For Iraq Victims

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 03-Apr-2018

Bowing to the pressure of Congress MPs protest, led by the Punjab Congress Pradesh Committee president Sunil Jakhar, the union government today announced financial help for the Mosul (Iraq) tragedy victims MPs Mr Santosh Chaudhary and Mr Ravneet Singh Bittu accompanied Mr Jakhar.Addressing media persons while protesting against the union government today morning Mr Sunil Jakhar stated the Parliament has been constituted in Indian constitution so that people's agony and their issues can be highlighted here to find positive solutions. He added that the Modi government has closed it down and turned it into Hyde Park wherein anyone can pose a protest but cannot make positive discussions. Mr Jakhar stated that due to this reason, he and his party was forced to stage a protest to make union government wake up from its slumber.Mr Jakhar that the people killed in Iraq were from different states of the country. So it was duty of the center government to help its people in distress. He added that becoming a part of the tragedy the of Mosul victims have gone through, the Congress led Punjab government has announced Rs 5 lakhs ex gratia for each and every victim's family. The center government too should have stepped in. He stated that the poor had to go to earn bread and butter other countries, which are not even safe enough. This should be matter of grave concern for the center government.He added that phenomenon has laid bare hollow promises of Modi government of creating 2 crore jobs every year. He demanded Prime Minister to seek apology from nation for its failure to provide jobs to people and forcing them to seek jobs in unsafe countries like Iraq.Mr Jakhar stated that had the Indian Embassy helped these victims of Iraq tragedy in time, the precious lives could have been saved. But the Modi government left these poor people to fend for themselves. He added that the day since NDA government has taken over country, it interests of poor and SC/ST have been put on back burner.