Migrant labourers are leaving Tamil Nadu because of the Holi festival and also the rumours of attacks on migrant labourers, said S Vineeth, Trippur District Collector on Sunday.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that both Bihar and Tamil Nadu governments will not tolerate alleged 'attacks' on migrants labourers and urged the Centre to take steps to resolve the matter.
Rinku Sharma, 25, a hospital technician was allegedly stabbed by a group of persons on February 10, 2021. The situation had got tense after the incident and forces were deployed to control the situation.
After being booked by police in connection with alleged attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu, state BJP chief K Annamalai on Sunday dared the MK Stalin government to "arrest him within 24 hours", while also alleging that false cases are registered against him.
A day after Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai held the ruling DMK party responsible for the ongoing stir over alleged attacks on migrant labourers in the State, the police have booked him on charges of inciting violence and promoting enmity between groups.
In a bid to allay the fear of migrant labourers, working in Tamil Nadu, triggered after several "fake" videos of attacks on them surfaced on social media, the State Governor RN Ravi on Sunday said that North Indian workers need not panic as the State government is committed to providing them
IAS Jagannathan said, "This false propaganda is being carried out to disrupt the relationship between the two states without citing the intelligence agency."
Officials of Tamil Nadu Police have booked four persons, including journalists and a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in connection with the spreading of "false" news over an attack on Bihar-based migrant labourers, creating statewide panic.
A 4-member team reached Chennai on Saturday and participated in a meeting with Chennai District Collector, Commissioner of Tamil Nadu Labour Department and other government officials in connection with the matter.
In a bid to dial down the panic among migrant labourers, working in Tamil Nadu, the Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) and Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) released a joint statement and said that the videos, showing the attack on Bihar-based migrant workers, are false.