Vikrant Shekhawat : May 10, 2021, 06:37 AM
Rajasthan government took a big decision recently amid growing Corona infection across the country. The Rajasthan government directed to put a lockdown in the state by May 24 to break the chain of the rising corona. At the same time, after this news, workers of Madhya Pradesh started migrating to Rajasthan.According to the information, after the announcement of complete lockdown, migration of workers has started in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Dozens of laborers working in Madhya Pradesh's Rajasthan's Barmer district suddenly packed their belongings and reached the railway station on Sunday.The workers who gathered at the railway station say that the last time the train service and bus service was suddenly stopped, and we had to travel many kilometers on foot. Similarly, if the same situation does not come this time, then we are ready to go from here. He said that we are again afraid of the way in which things are constantly getting worse.The workers say that in such a situation, we have decided that now we are going back to our home in Madhya Pradesh. He told that the contractor has also said that the work is not done. Also, the shops which are open, suddenly the prices of food items have increased by 5 times. We do not have any money. That is why we have reached the railway station to go back to Madhya Pradesh.These workers living in Madhya Pradesh say that they were working here for the last three-four months. But now due to increasing Corona infection, the government has announced the imposition of lockdown. Due to which our work has stopped completely and the contractor has also said to go home. That is why we are going to our village with wife and children.The state government has also given exemption to some units in lockdown this time to stop the migration of laborers, but this time the workers themselves have started migrating to their homes due to the difficulties faced by the workers in the Corona transition .