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Delhi lockdown: Thousands of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar ISBT to catch a bus home, hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown and appealed to them with folded hands not to leave Delhi while sounding a word of assurance — "Main hoon na" (I am here for you). Police officials said over 5,000 people gathered at Anand Vihar including at ISBT as well as the railway station. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal appealed to the migrant workers to not leave Delhi, saying the short period of lockdown would need not be extended. Let us take a look at some of the images:
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These control rooms will also address wage-related grievances of workers employed in the Central sphere like ports and mines.
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During the nationwide lockdown last year, a large number of migrant workers from Bihar, UP and other states living in Delhi had moved to their home states, through whatever means available and often on foot. (PTI Photo)
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A migrant worker passes his son through a bus window as they return to their village, after Delhi government ordered a six-day lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
Family members of migrants wait to board buses to their native states after spending previous night at the Kaushambi Bus Terminal after Delhi Government announced complete lockdown for 6 days due to surge in coronavirus cases in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad. (PTI Photo) -
Mukesh Pratap, who works at a cloth factory in Dilsad Garden and a native of UP's Bareilly, said he wanted to go to his home as there was a possibility of lockdown extension. (Reuters Photo)
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There were 21,879 interstate bus trips during the four weeks of the lockdown, it added. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had first imposed a lockdown on April 19 which was later extended multiple times, lastly on May 16.
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In an online briefing, the chief minister said, "I would like to appeal to them(migrants), with folded hands, this is a short lockdown of six days. Please do not leave Delhi. You would lose a lot of time, money, and energy in travelling. Stay in Delhi." (Reuters Photo)
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"I assure you, the government will take full care of you. Main hun na, mujh par bharosa rakho (I am here for you, have faith in me)," Kejriwal said, announcing the lockdown from 10 PM tonight to 5 AM next Monday. (PTI Photo)
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Kejriwal said it was not an easy decision to impose lockdown because it hurt the poor people most. (Reuters Photo)
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