Congress leader, Anand Sharma asks for compensation for families of migrant laborers who died during lockdown in Parliament session
Gitanjali Mangal
September 16th 2020 07:15 PM --
Updated:
September 16th 2020 07:26 PM
The statement given by Union Health Minister Harshvardhan on the status of COVID pandemic and action taken by Union government, Anand Sharma of the Congress demanded compensation for families of migrant laborers who died during the lockdown during Rajya Sabha session.
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