Lucknow, April 2 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will now help the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in checking the spread of coronavirus.
The two organizations and their volunteers will also help in providing help to the poor. RSS workers have already been distributing food packets to migrant labourers since the past few days.
According to RSS Awadh Prant Sah-Karyawah Prashant Bhatia, workers have been asked to fan out across the country and coordinate with authorities.
"RSS has asked all the in-charges of various states to work in coordination with district authorities. Our functionaries are coordinating with corporators and village heads to assess the situation," he said.
The RSS has also started distribution of food packets to migrants coming to Uttar Pradesh.
The RSS has set up two relief camps in Lucknow one at Saraswati Vidya Mandir in Aliganj and in a guest house near Buddheshwar crossing.
Camps are also being started in other parts of the country.
Vidya Bharti, an RSS affiliate, has set up isolation camps.
National joint general secretary of Vidya Bharti, Yatindra Sharma, said a 10-bed isolation camp has been set up in Madhav auditorium in Nirala Nagar in Lucknow.
VHP national working president Alok Kumar said the outfit will also distribute food packages among the poor.
"We will provide food that can stay for about a week. The 'Matrishakti' and 'Durga Vahini', the two wings of VHP, will provide masks to people. We will also arrange for cows and stray cattle," he said.
The VHP and RSS workers will be working in coordination with authorities in each district in order to prevent overlapping and ensure that help reaches out to the poorest of the poor.
( With inputs from IANS )