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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Statesmanship requires taking people along; when basic security is denied, hope dies -Nikhil Dey & Aruna Roy

Statesmanship requires taking people along; when basic security is denied, hope dies -Nikhil Dey & Aruna Roy

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published Published on Apr 18, 2020   modified Modified on Apr 18, 2020

-The Indian Express

Prime Minister demanded discipline and sacrifice from the people, while offering no measures to alleviate distress of those who have lost their dignity and livelihoods.

Millions of migrant workers, and other vulnerable groups, have lost their livelihoods, income security, and sense of dignity in three short weeks. They knew that they were vulnerable to the virus, but for them, the cure of an extended lockdown is already worse than the disease.

While extolling the value of every individual, the Prime Minister asked for another 18 days of discipline and sacrifice. It has become a tactic to sugar coat stringent orders as a sacrifice for the country. But like other policymakers, he was only taking into account calculations of the spread of disease. There was no mention of the spread of hunger and basic insecurity that the lockdown has unleashed. No concrete measure emerged from his speech for the lakhs of men, women and children, particularly migrant workers, who have lost their livelihood, and who have been locked into cramped accommodation, across the country.

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The Indian Express, 18 April, 2020, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-coronavirus-lockdown-migrants-modi-6367359/


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