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Does UP govt want to scrap labourers' constitutional rights, asks Priyanka

CM Adityanath had on May 25 said that the state government will provide social security and insurance to labourers

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra | PTI photo (File pic)

2 min read Last Updated : May 27 2020 | 7:03 PM IST

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the Uttar Pradesh government appeared to be attacking the constitutional rights of labourers, referring to its recent decision of forming a 'Migration Commission'.

"Instead of helping labourers, the Uttar Pradesh government has taken a strange decision whereby nobody will be able to employ the labourers without the state government's permission. Does the government want labour to become bonded? Does the government want to abolish the constitutional rights of labourers?" Priyanka tweeted.

"The labourers' issue needs to be solved through an empathetic approach. For this end, we want to keep politics apart and

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