CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 18
AS the nation is trying to contain the spread of deadly Covid-19 virus, its adverse economic effects have already started impacting the livelihoods of vast sections of poor and marginal sections. Activities in many sectors of the economy like hospitality, tourism, construction, transport have virtually come to a standstill hitting hard the earnings of daily wage and unorganised workers, street vendors, small shopkeepers and migrant workers.