Coronavirus lockdown: Mayawati says poor should get essential commodities for free

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Mar 25 2020 | 12:18 PM IST

In the wake of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday appealed to the centre and all state governments to provide essential commodities to the poor for free.

In a tweet in Hindi, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said: "In view of the directions issued by the prime minister yesterday to combat coronavirus, it is my appeal to all the governments to provide essential commodities to the poor and labourers either free of cost or at low prices."

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First Published: Mar 25 2020 | 12:18 PM IST

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