Some even want to go to Delhi, where there is a demand for skilled construction workers,” Das added. For chief minister Mamata Banerjee, migrant workers from Bengal have been a major issue ever since the pandemic started. TMC and the Left parties took umbrage, alleging that millions of those who returned to Bengal were ignored for political reasons. “Shri @narendramodi Ji, why have you blatantly ignored the concerns of 11 Lakh migrant workers from #Bengal who’ve recently returned to their homes. The BJP Bengal unit responded by saying that the TMC government did not implement important Central schemes, such as Ayushman Bharat, that benefit the poor, and was reluctant to let special trains bring migrant workers back to Bengal.

Source: Hindustan Times August 18, 2020 04:41 UTC