BSP president Mayawati on Thursday asked the central and state governments to provide relief package for the poor and daily wage earners hit by the 21-day coronavirus lockdown.
In a tweet in Hindi, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said: "After effectively imposing the 21-day lockdown/curfew restrictions on 130 crore poor/working people of the country, the central and state government must provide a relief package for them so that they don't starve."
In another tweet, she said: "Besides the various concessions given to the private sector during the lockdown, the people working there must get their monthly salary."