Rahul Gandhi meets stranded migrants in Delhi, arranges cars for their journey home

As hundreds of migrants walk back home amid Coronavirus lockdown, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, went out to meet migrant labourers who were walking near Sukhdev Vihar flyover to return to ir home states, according to ANI. migrants were n sent back home via cars, arranged by Congress workers. As of date 1074 Shramik special trains have been operated ferrying more than 14 lakh workers.

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Congress claims that migrants were detained by Delhi police for huddling on street. police have denied se reports stating that group of migrants were t allowed to board a vill as a large group. A migrant stated that y were given food, water and transported home - two in a car - arranged by Congress.

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Shramik express and migrants

Since May 1, Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed movement of stranded migrants, pilgrims, tourists, students and or persons across India via special trains called 'Shramik trains' operated by Ministry of Railways. On Thursday,   Centre allowed states and Union Territories to hire private buses to ferry passengers who were arriving at railway stations via special 'Shramik' trains to ir homes. Centre has claimed that 85% of fare cost was borne by Centre while 15% was borne by state governments. w, MHA has also launched National migrant Information System (NMIS)- based on existing NDMA-GIS portal to track migrants' movement across states.

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Stranded migrants issue

After PM Modi had anunced first phase of lockdown, on March 28, thousands of migrant workers were seen thronging Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Delhi's Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminal in hope of reaching ir homes, defying lockdown and creating a health hazard. Similarly, after PM Modi anunced extension of lockdown till May 3, on April 14, around 2,000 migrant workers gared at Bandra station, under illusion of boarding 'Jansdharan Express' trains to UP, Bengal and Bihar. Apart from this several visuals have been seen of thousands of migrants walking across state borders to reach ir native homes due to loss of income amid lockdown. Three table accidents too have occurred killing 82 such on-foot travelling migrants.