The country is under lockdown till May 3 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many migrant workers have been left stranded in various states due to the lockdown. Many of them also protested and demanded the authorities to sent them back to their natives. In this regards, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has asked from the Centre to help in this situation. The CM has requested the Centre to provide guidelines by the end of April on sending the migrant workers to their native places.
Uddhav Thackeray spoke to additional Secretary Manoj Joshi in this regards via video conferencing on Tuesday evening.
The minister said that his government has opened shelter camps for over six lakh migrant labourers and they are being taken care of.
CM pointed out that these migrants workers are demanding to back to their natives and they sometime also protest.
"If the central government feels the coronavirus spread will be more from April 30 till May 15, it should consider if the stranded labourers can be sent back to their homes before that. If it is possible, guidelines in this regard should be issued," Thackeray said.