NC urges govt to facilitate safe return of people stranded in cities and highways
KATHMANDU, April 17: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the government to make necessary arrangements for the safe return of people stranded in Kathmandu Valley.
The shutdown of the economy due to nationwide lockdown has forced thousands of people especially workers who depend on daily wages for their living to travel hundreds of kilometers on foot to reach their villages.
“But the government has turned out to be a mere spectator instead of looking after these poor people,” said Deuba on Friday.
“I request the government to immediately arrange food to these migrating people and facilitate their travel so that they could return to their villages safely,” he added.
He has asked the party representatives at local governments to arrange food and accommodation to the traveling people.
लकडाउनको कारण काठमाडौं लगायत विभिन्न क्षेत्रबाट खाना र बस्ने व्यवस्था नभएर पैदल हिडेर घर गइरहेका नागरिकहरुलाई नेपाली #कांग्रेसका स्थानीय तह र पार्टीको भातृ तथा सुवेच्छुक संस्थाका साथिहरुले सामाजिक दुरी कायम गरी आआफ्नो क्षेत्रमा #खाना र राती भए #वासको प्रवन्ध मिलाउन आग्रह गर्दछु।
— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@DeubaSherbdr) April 17, 2020
1/2 काठमाडौंमा श्रम गरिरहेका नागरिकहरु खाना र बस्ने व्यवस्था नुहदा सयौं किलोमीटर पैदल हिंडेर घर गइरहेका छन्।सरकारको भरथेग सबैभन्दा बढि तिनै निमुखा जनतामाथि हुनुपर्ने हो।तर सरकारमा बसेकाहरु ति निमुखाहरुको त्यो यात्राको दर्शक मात्रै भएका छन।
— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@DeubaSherbdr) April 17, 2020
2/2 राजधानीबाट घर जाने ति जनताहरुलाई तत्काल गासवासको प्रवन्ध गरी सुरक्षित ढंगले गाउँ पुर्याउने व्यवस्था मिलाउन म सरकारसँग आग्रह गर्दछु।
— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@DeubaSherbdr) April 17, 2020
The party has also expressed serious concern over the suffering of workers and daily wage earners due to lockdown.
“The government should provide immediately relief to these people who are most affected by the lockdown,” said party Spokesperson Bishwo Prakash Sharma.
“Don’t people traveling on foot on highways have a government?” he wrote on his Facebook page.