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Updated: May 10, 2020 3:19:55 pm
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI / File)
Expressing anguish at the sight of migrant workers who walk hundreds of kilometers to reach their homes, Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged them on Sunday not to leave the city on foot.
Even though Delhi and other state governments have made the arrangements slowly, several workers have been walking home, tired of waiting for state-organized buses and trains.
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“They have blisters on their feet, they don’t have food, some carry their children on their shoulders, in one case I saw a person carrying his old mother.” It is quite painful, ”Kejriwal said as he addressed a webcast.
The Chief Minister said that arrangements were being made for those wishing to leave, so no one should leave on foot, calling it an unsafe option, especially in light of the tragedy in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, where 16 migrants were being returned to Madhya Pradesh. on a freight train on Friday.
Kejriwal also referred to the continued exodus of migrant workers from the country’s main economic centers to their home states, especially Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh, among others.
For those interested in leaving, transit arrangements are being made, he said. In the past two days, a special train from Shramik has gone to Madhya Pradesh and Bihar with around 1,200 migrants, respectively. On Sunday, few buses left Punjab with stranded state workers. When leaving, traffic arrangements are being made, he said.
The CM, however, said the job will be available soon and people should rethink leaving.
“It seems that the whole system has failed, all governments have failed. I want to appeal to all the stranded migrant workers in Delhi, we are making all the arrangements for you. So far we have organized food and accommodation for you. So my first order is: please don’t leave Delhi. This lock will not be here forever. Things will reopen, they will reopen soon, “added Kejriwal.
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