The worst-hit from the 21-day nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak are the economically weaker sections of the society, especially the migrant workers. With no means of transport to get to their hometowns, lakhs of migrant workers resorted to treading the journey on foot. With no work and money, many are stranded in various cities and are struggling to find a means for food.
Amid this mass exodus of migrant workers, in a commendable move, Chief Ministers of several states across the country are coordinating on Twitter to lend a helping hand to those stranded. While many appealed for helping their citizens stranded in other states, the CMs of the respective states were quick to respond. Within no time, the workers were provided with food and shelter.
Delhi
‘Lakhs of Delhi residents have come from other states. CMs and people from those states have been writing to me to help these people. I want to assure all – migrants in Delhi are Delhiites. They’re our responsibility. We will do everything in our capacity to help them,’ Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in assurance to all CMs across the country.
Lakhs of Delhi residents have come from other states. CMs and people from those states have been writing to me to help these peopleI want to assure all – migrants in Delhi are Delhiites. They’re our responsibility. We will do everything in our capacity to help them.
â Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 27, 2020
On March 26, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren shared a video of migrant workers from his state stranded in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi and appealed to Kejriwal to help them. In the video, the workers say that they have been living on just biscuits and water.
‘मà¥à¤à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥ @ArvindKejriwal à¤à¥ सॠà¤à¤à¥à¤°à¤¹ हॠमालवà¥à¤¯ नà¤à¤° मà¥à¤ फà¤à¤¸à¥ à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤£à¥à¤¡ à¤à¥ मà¥à¤°à¥ साथॠà¤à¤¾à¤à¤¯à¥à¤ à¤à¥ मदद à¤à¤°à¥à¥¤,’ Soren tweeted.
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â Hemant Soren (à¤à¤° मà¥à¤ रहà¥à¤ – सà¥à¤°à¤à¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤ रहà¥à¤) (@HemantSorenJMM) March 26, 2020
The very next day, Malviya Nagar MLA Adv. Somnath Bharti responded to Soren’s tweet to say that all the workers are safe and will remain under his responsibility.
Sharing the tweet, Kejriwal said, ‘@HemantSorenJMM ji, दिलà¥à¤²à¥ मà¥à¤ रहनॠवाला à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤à¤¡ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤ à¤à¤ वà¥à¤¯à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿ हमारा ठपना हà¥à¥¤ à¤à¤ª à¤à¤¨à¤à¥ बिलà¤à¥à¤² à¤à¤¿à¤à¤¤à¤¾ मत à¤à¥à¤à¤¿à¤à¥¤’
.@HemantSorenJMM ji, दिलà¥à¤²à¥ मà¥à¤ रहनॠवाला à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤à¤¡ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤ à¤à¤ वà¥à¤¯à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿ हमारा ठपना हà¥à¥¤ à¤à¤ª à¤à¤¨à¤à¥ बिलà¤à¥à¤² à¤à¤¿à¤à¤¤à¤¾ मत à¤à¥à¤à¤¿à¤à¥¤ https://t.co/nCtSzIn9rh
â Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 27, 2020
Further, in response to another Tweet by the Jharkhand CM seeking Kejriwal’s help for the workers stranded in New Delhi, Kejriwal assured that they would be given meals twice in the day.
‘हà¥à¤®à¤à¤¤ सà¥à¤°à¥à¤¨ à¤à¥, मà¥à¤ वहाठà¤à¥ à¤à¤¿à¤²à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤à¤¾à¤°à¥ à¤à¥ निरà¥à¤¦à¥à¤¶ दॠरहा हà¥à¤ à¤à¤¿ à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤à¤¡ सॠà¤à¤ हà¥à¤ हमारॠà¤à¤¨ à¤à¤¾à¤à¤¯à¥à¤ à¤à¥ दॠवà¤à¥à¤¤ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾ मिलà¥à¥¤ दिलà¥à¤²à¥ मà¥à¤ हम à¤à¥à¤¶à¤¿à¤¶ à¤à¤° रहॠहà¥à¤ à¤à¤¿ à¤à¥à¤ à¤à¥ वà¥à¤¯à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿ à¤à¥à¤à¤¾ न रहà¥à¤à¥¤’ Kejriwal tweeted.
हà¥à¤®à¤à¤¤ सà¥à¤°à¥à¤¨ à¤à¥, मà¥à¤ वहाठà¤à¥ à¤à¤¿à¤²à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤à¤¾à¤°à¥ à¤à¥ निरà¥à¤¦à¥à¤¶ दॠरहा हà¥à¤ à¤à¤¿ à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤à¤¡ सॠà¤à¤ हà¥à¤ हमारॠà¤à¤¨ à¤à¤¾à¤à¤¯à¥à¤ à¤à¥ दॠवà¤à¥à¤¤ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾ मिलà¥à¥¤ दिलà¥à¤²à¥ मà¥à¤ हम à¤à¥à¤¶à¤¿à¤¶ à¤à¤° रहॠहà¥à¤ à¤à¤¿ à¤à¥à¤ à¤à¥ वà¥à¤¯à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿ à¤à¥à¤à¤¾ न रहà¥à¤à¥¤ @HemantSorenJMM https://t.co/BVzjk7EyiG
â Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 26, 2020
In another incident in New Delhi, Tejashwi Yadav, leader of opposition in Bihar, on March 27, appealed to the Delhi CM to help over 50 migrant workers from Bihar who were stranded in Sadar Bazar, Delhi, with no food. Soon, Atishi Marlena tweeted to say that they were provided with dry ration.
.@yadavtejashwi à¤à¥, दिलà¥à¤²à¥ मà¥à¤ रहनॠवाला हर शà¤à¤¼à¥à¤¸ हमारा ठपना हà¥à¥¤ à¤à¤ª à¤à¤¿à¤à¤¤à¤¾ ना à¤à¤°à¥à¤à¥¤ सबà¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¼à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤² रà¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¾ रहा हà¥à¥¤ https://t.co/URzkWXTbQm
â Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 27, 2020Chattisgarh
When former Gujarat MP Rajeev Satav tweeted to Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to help Gujarat citizens stranded in Chattisgarh, Baghel was quick to respond and said that he has instructed officers to ‘take proper care of the guests.’
बिलà¥à¤à¥à¤² à¤à¤¿à¤à¤¤à¤¾ न à¤à¤°à¥à¤à¥¤ ठधिà¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¥à¤ à¤à¥ निरà¥à¤¦à¥à¤¶ हà¥à¤ à¤à¤¿ वॠठतिथियà¥à¤ à¤à¤¾ ठà¥à¤ तरह सॠधà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¨ रà¤à¥à¤à¥¤à¤¹à¤® पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶ मà¥à¤ न बाहर सॠà¤à¤¿à¤¸à¥ à¤à¥ à¤à¤¨à¥ दॠरहॠहà¥à¤à¥¤ न à¤à¤¿à¤¸à¥ à¤à¥ बाहर à¤à¥à¤ रहॠहà¥à¤à¥¤ यह सबà¤à¥ सà¥à¤°à¤à¥à¤·à¤¾ à¤à¤¾ सवाल हà¥à¥¤à¤à¤¨à¥à¤¹à¥à¤ सà¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤à¤¿ सामानà¥à¤¯ हà¥à¤¨à¥ तठयहà¥à¤ रहनॠदà¥à¤à¤¿à¤à¥¤ @AmitChavdaINC @SATAVRAJEEV https://t.co/4aZpHv7WVF
â Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) March 27, 2020
On March 24, Jharkhand CM had reached out to Baghel to help the people of Jharkhand trapped in Bilaspur, Chattisgarh. Baghel assured him that the workers were provided with food and arrangements were being made to take them to the Jharkhand border.
‘@HemantSorenJMM à¤à¥ à¤à¤¿à¤à¤¤à¤¾ न à¤à¤°à¥à¤à¥¤ à¤à¤¨à¤à¥ à¤à¥à¤à¤¨ à¤à¤¦à¤¿ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤à¤¤à¤à¤¼à¤¾à¤® à¤à¤° दिया हà¥à¥¤ à¤à¤¬ तठबिलासपà¥à¤° मà¥à¤ हà¥à¤ à¤à¤¨à¤à¤¾ हम धà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¨ रà¤à¥à¤à¤à¥à¥¤’ Baghel tweeted.
.@HemantSorenJMM à¤à¥ à¤à¤¿à¤à¤¤à¤¾ न à¤à¤°à¥à¤à¥¤ à¤à¤¨à¤à¥ à¤à¥à¤à¤¨ à¤à¤¦à¤¿ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤à¤¤à¤à¤¼à¤¾à¤® à¤à¤° दिया हà¥à¥¤ à¤à¤¬ तठबिलासपà¥à¤° मà¥à¤ हà¥à¤ à¤à¤¨à¤à¤¾ हम धà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¨ रà¤à¥à¤à¤à¥à¥¤à¤ धिà¤à¤¾à¤°à¥ à¤à¤¨à¥à¤¹à¥à¤ à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤à¤¡ सà¥à¤®à¤¾ तठपहà¥à¤à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¥ à¤à¥ वà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾ à¤à¤° रहॠहà¥à¤à¥¤ https://t.co/8nDTZuqt1U
â Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupe…