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Karnataka govt withdraws request to run special trains for migrants, hours after builders meet BS Yediyurappa; CM urges workers to stay back

Press Trust of India • May 6, 2020, 15:49:02 IST
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The builders had apprised the Yediyurappa about the shortage of labourers if they were allowed to go back home, said a source privy to the issue.

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Karnataka govt withdraws request to run special trains for migrants, hours after builders meet BS Yediyurappa; CM urges workers to stay back

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has withdrawn its request to the railways to run special trains to ferry migrant labourers to their home states, hours after builders met Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to apprise him of the problems to the construction sector in case they left. [caption id=“attachment_8335441” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![File image of migrant workers waiting to board a special train to Agra in Uttar Pradesh at a railway station in Ahmedabad in Gujarat. AP](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/migrants_AP_380.jpg) File image of migrant workers waiting to board a special train to Agra in Uttar Pradesh at a railway station in Ahmedabad in Gujarat. AP[/caption] The Principal Secretary in the Revenue Department N Manjunatha Prasad, who is the nodal officer for migrants, had requested the South Western Railways on Tuesday to run two train services a day for five days except Wednesday, when the state government wanted services thrice a day to Danapur in Bihar. However, later, Prasad wrote another letter within a few hours that the special trains were not required. Several migrants in the city were desperate to return home as they were out of job and money. **Follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak** “Since the train services are not required from tomorrow, the letter cited under reference above is withdrawn,” Prasad wrote to the SW Railway General Manager on Tuesday. The Railway officials said they have received the letter seeking withdrawal of the previous one for running special trains. However, Prasad was not available for comments. The builders had apprised the Yediyurappa about the shortage of labourers if they were allowed to go back home, said a source privy to the issue. While the supply of construction material was not a major issue with the relaxation in lockdown norms, the city would witness labour problem if the migrant workers were allowed to go back to their home states, the builders said. After the meeting, the Chief Minister urged the labourers to stay back and assured them of every assistance. The migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal had created a ruckus in the city on Monday demanding that they be sent home. They went on rampage and attacked police personnel too. After much efforts, the situation was brought under control. On Tuesday, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka met the migrant labourers at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, where they have been accommodated. Most of the migrant labourers were afraid of staying here for the fear of getting COVID-19. They were also apprehensive that if any untoward happens to them or their family members they won’t be able to go back to their home town. Shailesh, a painter from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh told PTI that all the money he had is exhausted now. “My elder brother is stuck in Hyderabad whereas I am held up in Bengaluru. Both of us are now jobless for the past one-and-half months,” Shailesh said. He also said the money lender who had lent Rs 40,000 to his parents, was pestering them for the past one week. A few migrant labourers stuck in the slums near Subramanyapura in the state capital said they are out of cash to purchase grocery items. Crammed in four small rooms in a suffocating atmosphere, these 14 labourers said arranging meals was a big challenge. “We are getting khichri, but how long can one eat this alone,” they said.

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