Hundreds of migrant workers gathered at railway stations and bus terminals in national Capital Delhi on Monday to catch a ride back home af...
Hundreds of migrant workers gathered at railway stations and bus terminals in national Capital Delhi on Monday to catch a ride back home after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day curfew in the city, PTI reported. The restriction, which came into effect on Monday night, will stay in place till 5 am on April 26.
The migration of workers from Delhi continued on Tuesday morning as well.
Delhi: Migrant workers continue to leave for their hometown as the 6-day lockdown in the national capital comes into effect. Visuals from Anand Vihar Bus Terminal.
— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2021
The lockdown, which started at 10 pm last night, will remain imposed till 5 am on April 26th. pic.twitter.com/8mJfiif2ey
The mass exodus of migrant workers from major cities had become a point of concern and deliberation during the nationwide lockdown in March 2020. With most modes of public transport shut down, thousands of migrant workers were left with the option of either ferrying rides on private vehicles with cramped spaces, or walk hundreds of kilometres on their way to hometowns. Many of them blamed the sudden announcement of the lockdown in March last year.
On Monday too, migrant workers said that Kejriwal should have given more time before announcing the measure.
“We are daily wagers, the...
