Activists Puncture Govt's Claims on Steps It Took to Combat Migrant Workers' Crisis
Experts say the Centreâs claims in rebuttal to the recent Freedom House report on the state of democracy in India belie ground reality.
Migrant workers walk with their children to their villages after India announced a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Reuters
Rights06/Mar/2021
New Delhi: In its rebuttal to the Freedom House report titled ‘Democracy Under Siege’ in which it has been claimed that Indiaâs status as a free country has declined to âpartly freeâ, the Centre has claimed that it was âmisleading, incorrect and misplaced“. The Indian government then proceeded to spell out what it did for migrant workers and towards enhancing food security during the pandemic.