Coronavirus lockdown: Centre, state govts must provide relief package for poor

BSP president Mayawati on Thursday asked central and state governments to provide relief pack for poor and daily w earners hit by 21-day coronavirus lockdown.

In a tweet in Hindi, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said: "After effectively imposing 21-day lockdown/curfew restrictions on 130 crore poor/working people of country, central and state government must provide a relief pack for m so that y don't starve."

In ar tweet, she said: "Besides various concessions given to private sector during lockdown, people working re must get ir monthly salary."

She also urged people to comply with prohibitory orders imposed by authorities.