Congress urges Karnataka government to arrange trains to bring back stranded Kannadigas

The Congress in Karnataka on
"I, on behalf of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, urge the State Government of Karnataka to immediately take necessary action to arrange for trains to bring back all stranded Kannadigas from other
"We are ready to assist the state government in any manner
required to
As a step in this direction, we are ready to bear the monetary
costs

to be paid to the Railways in our effort to help the cause of
Kannadigas and Karnataka," it said
The government may
negotiate with
the Railways to strike a good deal so that more people can be

brought
"I hope you will initiate action at the earliest and do the
needful by
considering our request as most important in the interest of
the
Meanwhile in another letter addressed to Chief Minister B S
Yediyurappa, Siddaramaiah, who is also the leader of opposition,
has
urged that a meeting of leaders of working class communities
and
labour organisations to be called immediately to
address the
He suggested several measures like supply of grocery kits
every month
to help working class families, who are affected by the lockdown and
a
special package should be announced with Rs 10,000 per month

to those
He also suggested a moratorium of sorts on collection of road
tax,
vehicle insurance, interest on loans, EMI and house rent for
auto and
taxi drivers, until the lockdown is over and life is back to