Priyanka Vadra cries foul as CM Yogi seeks details of Congress' buses ferrying migrants

After thanking Uttar Presh Chief Minister Yogi ityanath for allowing her party to run 1,000 buses for migrants, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vra has w accused him of playing politics in time of COVID. Even as Vra h taken to Twitter to thank UP CM, her office on Tuesday said demand of by Uttar Presh government to submit details of 1000 buses by 10 AM on May 19, is politically motivated. It also alleged that demand shows that UP government lacks intention to help those stranded at state's borders.

In a letter to ditional Chief Secretary Avneesh Kumar Awasthi, Priyanka Gandhi's private secretary Sandeep Singh said a letter was received from UP official at 11.40 am via email, in which it has been stated that 1,000 buses with all documents be handed over at Luckw by 10 am on Tuesday.

"In a situation when thousands of workers are walking on streets and thousands of people have gared at UP borders at various registration centres, sending 1,000 empty buses to Luckw is t only a waste of time and resources but is also inhuman and product of an anti-poor mindset," Singh said in letter in Hindi. "This demand of your government seems politically motivated. It does t seem that your government wants to help our labourer brors and sisters who are facing a disaster," letter said.

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Subsequently, her private secretary Singh h given details of buses and its drivers to UP government in an email. "All details of 1,000 buses are attached with this e-mail. Out of m, a few drivers will be reverified and those details will also be mailed to you in a few hours. I hope you will give permission for those buses to ply as soon as possible," Singh h said in communication to UP government on Monday.

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Yogi poses four questions to Congress

Congress leer Priyanka Vra h sought permission from state governmnet for allowing Grand-old party to run 1000 buses for ferrying straneded migrants to different parts of UP. On Monday, Chief Minister Yogi ityanath agreed to her request and sought details of buses, ir numbers and drivers' names. However, slamming Congress party's pretence at helping migrant labourers, CM Yogi ityanath posed four questions to Priyanka Gandhi Vra:

• He asked if Congress h 1000 buses, why were migrants sent via trucks from Rajasthan and Maharashtra to Uttar Presh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. 
• He questioned if Congress would take responsibility for Auraiya trdy as one truck was coming from Punjab and ar from Rajasthan
• Furrmore, he stated that government has t been informed details of people or buses arriving in 1000 buses arranged by Congress to UP
• Informing that most Shramik trains were travelling workers back to UP, he asked Vra to convince Congress-ruled states to allow more trains to UP.

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