Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in as series of tweets have asked the government to allow the migrants to travel to their home sates after may 3 under strict conditions of health safety. The date when the second phase of the lockdown is due to end.
Lakhs of migrant workers were left stranded following the lockdown announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 . The first phase was till April 14. But due to the rising number of cases , the Prime Minister after meeting with all chief ministers decided to extend the lockdown to another two weeks till May 3.
In his tweet Chidambaram wrote, The overwhelming mood and desire among migrant persons (and their families) is that, after May 3,
The overwhelming mood and desire among migrant persons (and their families) is that, after May 3, they should be allowed to go back to their home states/villages.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 24, 2020
In another tweet , he wrote, The desire to go back to their home states, to join their families, and to be among their own language-speaking people is an overpowering desire that cannot be suppressed for too long in the name of a lockdown.
The desire to go back to their home states, to join their families, and to be among their own language-speaking people is an overpowering desire that cannot be suppressed for too long in the name of a lockdown.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 24, 2020
