Cong to launch ‘SpeakUp’ campaign to raise voice of poor migrants, small businesses

PTI, May 27, 2020, 2:15 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress will launch a ‘SpeakUp’ campaign on May 28 to help raise the voice of the poor, migrants, small businesses and the middle-class people before the central government.

Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said that the party leaders, workers and sympathizers will run the online campaign from 11 am to 2 pm on Thursday.

“We demand that transport be made available to all migrants to ensure that they reach home safely, increase their employment days to 200 under MGNREGA and provide. Rs 10,000 as immediate financial help to the poor besides a financial package for small industries,” he told reporters.

Congress social media department head Rohan Gupta said that all party leaders and workers would put out messages through their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube accounts to help the voice of the poor, migrants, and small businessmen and traders reach the government.

The party also launched a small video on the campaign.