Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a comprehensive national rent rebate scheme in light of the COVID-19 emergency, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that a considerable number of workers and students in metro cities live in rented houses and hostels and require the government’s intervention.
In a series of tweets, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that since all the economic activity had come to a grinding halt, it was very difficult to pay rent as usual. “If landlords insist on rent, the tenants cannot even go searching for new accommodation due to the emergency. Hence, the government’s intervention is essential.”
In another tweet, he said, “Many countries have already announced rent rebate scheme for tenants. It is surprising that the Indian government has not announced any such relief even to residential tenants. I urge the Prime Minister to immediately come to the rescue of everyone living in rented housing.”
