PTIIn Surat, migrant workers gathered in the Varachha area of the city and sat on the road demanding that they be allowed to go home, Surat police informed. "These migrant workers want to go to their native places. Local MLA and minister of state for health Kishor Kanani went to the spot to convince the migrant workers, who are mostly from Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. "These migrant workers want to go home. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tried to reassure migrant workers who are stranded in the state that lockdown is not "lock-up", and appealed to them to face the "challenge".

Source: The Telegraph April 14, 2020 16:41 UTC