Monday, 17 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Says that Covid curfew has increased unemployment and a crisis looms over a large number of families of the state
The Uttarakhand Congress has demanded that in view of the lockdown the state government should waive off the bills of electricity, water and house taxes to provide relief to the people. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Pritam Singh said that Covid-curfew has increased unemployment and a crisis looms over a large number of families of the state. He was addressing a symbolic protest organised by the Congress party at Rajiv Bhawan here on Sunday.
The PCC president said that the pandemic has hit the poor labour class and those associated with tourism. He said that the tourism industry and associated works are closed due to the pandemic. Singh said that the affected businessmen should be exempted from the interest of loans for one year and the tax and insurance of commercial vehicles should be waived off for six months. Launching an attack on the BJP government of Uttarakhand the PCC president said that the state is among the worst affected in the number of Covid cases and deaths from the disease. He said that people are facing problems due to the slow pace of vaccination. “The slots for vaccination are hard to book; the stock of vaccines is empty. The state should adopt a strong policy for vaccination,’’ he said.
