Actor and MP Ravi Kishan bid farewell to migrant workers who were travelling to their home in Gorakhpur from Mumbai and talked about their plight.
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi over politics on exodus of migrant workers.
Bollywood filmmaker Farah Khan, who is observing self-isolation in Mumbai, and chef Vikas Khanna, currently residing in New York, had been discussing the plight of women migrant workers over the phone before making the decision.
Thousands of daily-wage migrant workers suddenly found themselves without jobs or a source of income when India announced a lockdown on 24 March. For many, walking is the only option.
Migrants set to leave for their hometown after state govts announce relaxation in lockdown norms. Proper screening process was arranged for the migrants ahead of their departure.
General Secretary of Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi urged Uttar Pradesh government to give permit to the buses arranged for migrant workers.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday to allow her party to ply buses to ferry stranded migrants to their homes amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.
The foremost norm to combat COVID-19 pandemic-social distancing- gone for a toss in Tamil Nadu, where migrant workers gathered in large numbers in Coimbatore's Sundarapuram to collect 'shramik special' train passes to return to their hometowns.
The Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, questioned Uttar Pradesh government's intention for not allowing bus service arranged by congress party for migrant workers.
Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has shared a heart-touching video on social media in which he is seen reciting a poem about the plight of all the migrant workers trying to return to their native villages.
We'll have to understand our responsibilities. They aren't just Indians but India's spinal cord. The country runs on their blood & sweat. It's everyone's responsibility. It's not the time for politics: Priyanka Gandhi
Rumour mongers are having a field day spreading baseless news on social media. On Tuesday, thousands of migrants assembled at Bandra terminus, Mumbai, to catch special trains. Many of them told India TV that they had got calls from people claiming to be speaking from police stations, asking them to reach Bandra station soon.
Railways said the move to start these 200 trains would also be helpful for migrants who can avail these trains if they are unable to board the Shramik Special trains.
Uttar Pradesh government has, reportedly, released data of vehicles provided by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to ferry migrant labourers
Migrant workers pelted stones at police after they were restricted from illegally entre into Gurugram on Wednesday. The clash broke out after police personnel barred migrants from forcing their entry.
Hundreds of workers from Delhi are reportedly marching to Gurugram after Haryana resumes all its industries in the Udyog Vihar area.
Chhattisgarh police performed cremation ceremony of a migrant labour in Durg as his family couldn't reach to city due to coronavirus lockdown.
Migrant workers boarded bus to their native places.
Unprecedented scenes have been witnessed at Mumbai's Bandra Railway station after thousands of migrant labourers gathered at the station.
Indian Railways will operate 66 trains for the benefit of migrant labourers wanting to return to their homes in Bihar. These 66 trains, originating from various states across the country will take more than 1 lakh migrant labourers to various districts in Bihar.
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