BJP to take initiative to provide jobs to returned migrants: Dilip Ghosh

"Our party workers will conduct survey and collect names of the labourers. They will prepare a brief bio-data about them and prepare a list. As per the lists, we will pursue the government to provide jobs to them or to provide training to them so that they can get jobs", Ghosh said.

Biswabrata Goswami

Statesman News Service

KRISHNAGAR, 14 JUNE: BJP state president and MP, Dilip Ghosh today informed that his party will start preparing a list of migrant labourers who returned their homes, with a view to providing jobs to them.

“From the end of this month, we will start registering the names of the labourers who returned their homes from different states at every panchayat across the state. Our party workers will conduct survey and collect names of the labourers. They will prepare a brief bio-data about them and prepare a list. As per the lists, we will pursue the government to provide jobs to them or to provide training to them so that they can get jobs”, Ghosh said.

He also said, “The state has no data on lakhs of unorganized labourers in the state. Miss Banerjee (chief minister) failed to provide them jobs so they became migrant workers. When lockdown will be lifted and trains will start running, many of them will again get jobs, but many will not get. What will they do? This state government has no headache about them.”

Miss Banerjee has claimed that 8 lakh migrant workers have returned to Bengal, and questioned where are staying now.

While conducting a press conference in Krishnagar, the BJP state president also alleged the West Bengal government has not asked its residents to strictly abide by the lockdown phases and claimed that Mamata Banerjee is creating a dangerous situation for the people of the state.

He said that the system advocated by experts to contain the spread of coronavirus should have been followed, but she had opened up activities leading to the spread of the disease in the districts.

“She is herself confused and is creating confusion among the people by creating three categories in the restricted zones,” he said.

Ghosh alleged that Miss Banerjee was peeved with the central government since it is not providing money to the state government directly, but is providing assistance through various projects for employment generation.

Slamming the state government and the Trinamul Congress, Ghosh alleged the state government has made a complete mess of PDS in the state during this pandemic situation. Ration items are being looted and sold in black markets. The TMC leaders are directly looting these items and people will teach them when the election will come.

Ghosh also said, “If the state government works sincerely, they will be able to use the financial package given by the Central government for the welfare of the state. Now, it is time for the state administration to fulfil its responsibility. Opponents are talking about giving money in hand. It is not going to solve the problem. The Centre has a long-sighted plan. The government is moving in the right direction.”