New Delhi, Apr 17 (KNN) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding to constitute a Task Force for economic revival of the state.

The government should constitute an "Economic rejuvenation task force" of experts to tackle the economic tsunami and make a roadmap to economic rejuvenation", she said in the letter.

She said the coronavirus pandemic has brought an economic destruction and industries in the state have suffered while lakhs of weavers are facing problems.

She also said the pandemic has affected the small scale industries and the economic activity has come to a standstill including the glass industry, brass industry, carpet industry, leather industry, pottery industry etc.

"I urge you to set up an economic revival task force in Uttar Pradesh with noted experts to put in place an economic revival plan. The task of this force would be to prepare a roadmap for the economic revival in the state," Prinanka Gandhi said in her letter.

For the farmers, she said the harvest season was on and the state government should allow the movement of farmers and the combine harvester machines in the state.

She pointed that the farmers were harvesting their fields during the night because of the fear of police action on breaking the lockdown.

She also demanded payment of dues to the sugarcane farmers and relief for those farmers who have suffered due to the hailstorm and unseasonal rain.

She also said the workers and artisans were suffering due to the lockdown, including those working in the brass, dairy, glass industries and other sectors.

She thanked the state government for giving the free ration to the MGNREGA workers and demanded that the debt of these workers be repaid.

"People should be given ration without card and non-registered labourers should be given financial help," she demanded in the letter. (KNN Bureau)