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Left promises health insurance for migrants, ‘people’s panchayats’

collegefallout.com 22 June 2023

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The party said that under the TMC government, local panchayats had become a “platform for ruling party leaders to earn money and indulge in corruption”.

Left Front leaders release their manifesto for the upcoming panchayat polls in Kolkata on Wednesday. Express

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The Left Front on Wednesday released its manifesto for July 8 panchayat elections and promised to form a “people’s panchayat” if its candidates were elected. Left Front Chairman Biman Bose, Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary Mohammad Salim and other Left Front leaders released the manifesto which urged the people in the rural areas to raise their voice against the “anti-people policies” and rampant “corruption” under the Mamata Banerjee-led state government.

The party said that under the TMC government, local panchayats had become a “platform for ruling party leaders to earn money and indulge in corruption”.

The Left Front’s manifesto also promised a health insurance scheme for migrant workers, if its candidates are elected.

“Migrant workers face oppression from both the middleman and their employer. They work without any security. They don’t get salaries on time. We have decided to create a database of migrant workers and roll out a health insurance scheme for them. The panchayats will stand by migrant workers in times of crisis. If any of them return to Bengal after leaving their job, the panchayat will have an alternative job ready for them. We will also launch a portal for migrant workers,” said Left Front Chairman Biman Bose.

First published on: 22-06-2023 at 04:20 IST

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