New Delhi, May 30 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed as historic the Karnataka Government's move to promulgate an ordinance aimed at providing social security to platform-based gig workers, stressing that this was the party's vision it would take to every State.
The ordinance, promulgated on Tuesday, also proposes the establishment of a welfare board and creation of a dedicated welfare fund for the gig workers.
"'Rating nahi, haq chaahiye'. 'Insaan hai hum, ghulaam nahi'. These powerful words from gig workers stayed with me during the Bharat Jodo Yatra," Rahul Gandhi said in a social media post.
"Our Congress Government in Karnataka has taken a historic step by issuing an ordinance that guarantees rights, dignity and prot...