‘Pass Ordinance to empower govt to fight health emergency’
May 06, 2021
CV Ananda Bose, One-Man Commission for Labour, calls for action plan
Covid-19 is a public health emergency, what we need is action, not an alibi for inaction, CV Ananda Bose, One-Man Commission for Labour appointed on behalf of the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board under the Union Ministry of Labour, told
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Overarching legislation
An overarching legislation that gives special and effective power to the government, combining the provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, the Indian Penal Code and other relevant legislations may be put in place to empower the government to deal with a public health emergency.
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Misleading, distorted : MHA slams linking its letter on human trafficking to farmers stir
The ministry said a section of media has erroneously reported that the ministry has written the letter to Punjab levelling grave charges against the farmers of the state.
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Farmers during their protest against the new farm laws at Ghazipur Border in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday termed as distorted and misleading media reports linking its letter to the Punjab government on the plight of 58 bonded labourers rescued in the state to the farmers agitation and said no motive should be ascribed to a routine communication over law and order issues.
The Union Home Ministry on Saturday termed as distorted and misleading media reports linking its letter to the Punjab government on the plight of 58 bonded labourers rescued in the state to the farmers agitation and said no motive should be ascribed to a routine communication over law and order issues. The ministry said a section of media has erroneously reported that the ministry has written the letter to Punjab levelling grave charges against the farmers of the state. These news reports are misleading and present a distorted and highly editorialised opinion of a simple observation about a socioeconomic problem emerging from four sensitive border districts of Punjab over a period of two years, which has been brought to the attention of this ministry by the concerned Central Armed Police Force, the home ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said its letter has been "erroneously reported" by a section of media that has presented a "distorted and highly editorialised opinion" of a simple observation.