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Nirmala Sitharaman dared the Congress to declare that migrant workers are in very comfortable state in states ruled by their party.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said its leader Rahul Gandhi is doing a "drama" and asked the political parties to refrain from politicising the plight of migrant workers and behave responsibly on the issue.

Sitharaman after announcing the Rs 20-lakh crore economic package said the government would seek cooperation from all parties including the Congress to resolve the issue.

The Centre has already informed all states that about 1,500 trains are available to carry migrant workers to their destination based on the request from the respective states, she said when asked to comment on the Congress' criticism about economic package and the handling of migrant workers.

She wondered as to why the Congress or their alliance-ruled states is not requesting for more trains and help their own migrant labours reach their home.