Hyderabad ( Telangana) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed the government over the movement of hundreds of migrant workers from Delhi and said that a lockdown without thinking about the welfare of India's vast majority is plain "cruelty".
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Congress leader Shakti Sinh Gohil on Saturday urged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to look into the situation arising from migration of workers from the metro cities and arrange transport for those who are keen to return to the state.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said the people have been left at the mercy of god on the streets of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Anand Vihar, who are trying to get back to their hometown amid the lockdown.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): When the whole country is under lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said he is not thinking about cricket at this time as it is a "very small thing" when compared to the situation which people
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Jhandewalan Temple here is providing meals to the migrant workers, daily wage labourers, destitute and homeless people. This comes in the backdrop of the novel coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said that his government is making food and shelter arrangements for approximately 2,500 migrant labourers.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): A slugfest ensued between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the issue of movement of migrant workers from Delhi to its borders with Uttar Pradesh.
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Rohtak administration has made stay and food arrangements for migrant workers who were leaving for their home towns, amid the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Migrant workers in large numbers from different parts of Delhi reached Anand Vihar bus terminal on Saturday to board buses to their native places amid nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): It would be better to die from the disease than dying of hunger, said Sanjay Kumar, a migrant worker, stranded here due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus threat.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed Centre alleging that it has no contingency plan in place for the migrants who are leaving big cities in the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Hundreds of migrant workers on Saturday were seen queuing at Uttam Nagar Bus Terminal here, waiting for buses going to Anand Vihar, from where they will board buses to their respective hometowns.