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COVID fallout: Despite government assurance, migrants in Odisha left in lurch
Sources said suspension of personal ledger (PL) accounts in many blocks including those which are prone to migration, has resulted in such a situation.
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BHUBANESWAR : Even as the State government urged migrant workers not to leave Odisha during lockdown and assured that it has enough livelihood options for them, the fact remains that non-payment to labourers in the government sector work has forced many to migrate to neighbouring states in search of jobs.
Sources said suspension of personal ledger (PL) accounts in many blocks including those which are prone to migration, has resulted in such a situation.
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463 It has taken the Election Commission of India (ECI) a whole month after campaigning began in West Bengal to ‘note with anguish’ that many political parties/candidates are still not adhering to the prescribed Covid safety norms during public gatherings. - File photo
It has taken the Election Commission of India (ECI) a whole month after campaigning began in West Bengal to ‘note with anguish’ that many political parties/candidates are still not adhering to the prescribed Covid safety norms during public gatherings. The blatant flouting of the pandemic protocols was all too evident at the congregations organised by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the BJP and other parties over the past four weeks, but the ECI didn’t bother to do the needful early enough. Now, with only two phases of polling left, it has finally banned roadshows, padayatras and vehicle rallies in the state. Clubbing the last three phases of the eight-phase election exercise, a demand raised by the TMC, wo
Amid crisis, Naveen sets an example
As the country was in the midst of a vaccine shortage crisis, Naveen was also among the first to call for a liberalised vaccination policy.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (Photo| EPS)
Two things have been pretty much unstoppable in India coronavirus transmission and the election juggernaut. And political parties, in states where the Assembly polls were and are underway, have contributed their part to this explosion of Covid, clearly showing their insensitivity during a catastrophe like no other in recent memory. It’s another thing none of these outfits howsoever big or small they are would own it up. As a result, political campaigns and rallies by leaders mobilising thousands of people have gone on showing contempt to the very cause of Covid-appropriate behaviour they espouse.