It is our country,” Uddhav was reported as saying. “You’re safe in my state, and don’t worry. The migrants were insisting that arrangements be made to take them home since they were struggling to get food in the state. Maharashtra minister and Uddhav’s son Aditya Thackeray initially blamed the centre for not letting the migrants go home at the initial stages of the lockdown. He, however, appeared to have struck a conciliatory note little later by claiming that the migrant situation presented a dilemma equally complex for both states and the centre to handle.

Source: Hindustan Times April 14, 2020 16:29 UTC