Priyanka asks Adityanath to waive off farmers’ power bills

NEW DELHI: Taking on BJPruled government in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday wrote to the state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking zero interest on home

loans availed by the poor and middle class and also waiver of power bills of farmers for four months.

In a letter to the UP chief minister, the Congress leader also sought a slew of relief measures, including waivers on bank

loans and power bills of small and medium industries in the state, which are considered the backbone of the economy.

In her letter, she called for relief to weavers and workers in various small and cottage industries in the state, including carpet, textiles and ‘chikan' work. However, in a first, Priyanka condoled the demise of Adityanath's father.

Meanwhile, Congress leader

Jitin Prasada has also hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government by alleging that there was a lack of efforts on ground to tackle COVID-19 in the state with just “headlines being created”, and urged party workers to provide all assistance to the needy as the

lockdown is eased.

Prasada, who has started ‘kaise hain aap (how are you)' initiative to connect with party workers via video-conferencing and assess the ground situation, said that he has been telling the workers to come to the aid of people and make the Congress a mass movement in support of the poor. Prasada also hailed the efforts of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in taking up the cause of those in distress, especially migrant

labourers from the state and ensuring speedy assistance to them at a time the government aid was allegedly “not forthcoming”.