New Delhi: Former Union minister and BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday said that if the migrant workers of Bihar or any state, wants to come to their state, they should be allowed to come.
Speaking to media persons, Hussain said, "There is a danger of coronavirus in the country right now. In this period of lockdown, workers of many states including Bihar, UP are trapped in different states. They are having a lot of trouble and their problems are too much. So they should be allowed by the respective state governments to come to their home."
"Karnataka Government is giving five thousand rupees to every labourer and has also made an arrangement of Rs 1600 crores for these labourers. But the Government of Karnataka is also requested that the workers of Bihar or any other states should be allowed to go to their states. The Bihar labourers who want to stay in Karnataka should stay there but those who want to come to Bihar should be allowed to come," Hussain said.
"The state government will take full care of the Bihar labourers in Karnataka, but today we are demanding the Karnataka government to send the Bihar labourers to Bihar," he added.
Reportedly, the Karnataka government has cancelled all special trains running from Karnataka. The Karnataka government wants the workers to stay there. The Karnataka government had also told all the workers that all possible help will be given to them.
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