Migrant workers protest in 2 towns in Telangana
places in normal course, the communication said.
Several lakh migrant workers were stranded due to the lockdown in various parts of the country.
The home ministry on Friday
allowed their movement through trains and buses with certain conditions that include consent of both sending and receiving states, maintenance of social distancing norms besides others.
A 21-day lockdown was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It was extended up to May 3 and again till May 17.
HYDERABAD: Days after 1,200 migrant workers returned to their homes by a train from Telangana, scores of them staged a protest in two towns on Sunday, demanding they be allowed to leave for their native places, while rumours of operation of a special train led to many gathering here.
At Ramagundam in Pedapalli district, about 500 migrant workers staged a protest and argued with police when told that those wishing to leave have to apply for 'e-passes' to enable them to reach their respective states. "They squatted on the road and argued with police personnel.
Anticipating violence and in order to prevent any law and order problem, police dispersed them," a police official said.
Around 600 migrant workers employed at a cotton mill in Urkonda in Nagarkurnool district staged a protest in front ot the unit with the same demand.
Police explained to them that there are procedures to be followed and that they should apply for e-passes, after which they dispersed.
Meanwhile, over 1,000 migrant labourers assembled at Tolichowki area in Hyderabad to reach the railway station following rumours that the government would operate special trains for them.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone) A R Srinivas told reporters that the workers from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka, employed at various establishments in the city, gathered in the area following the rumours.