Bengal migrants gather on Jaipur street flouting lockdown norms

Jaipur, May 12 (IANS) The police had to apply mild force to disperse thousands of migrant workers from West Bengal who came out on the street in Shastri Nagar's Nahari Ka Naka here on Monday to protest against the food crisis faced by them even as their landlords continued demanding rent at a time when their funds were exhausted.While gathering on the street, they openly flouted social distancing norms and did not even cover their faces with masks.The police reached the spot when they were marching towards the district collectorate to raise demand to be sent back home, saying that they had already registered themselves as migrant workers with the state government and hence they should be sent back home as early as possible.The police first appealed them to go back to their homes, and when they refused to oblige, the police had to apply mild force which left a few people injured.Some of them complained that the ration they were getting was reduced in quantity. They also demanded that they should be given rice instead of wheat. The administration assured that sufficient ration would be given to them.Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rajeev Pachar, confirmed that the migrants were from West Bengal who worked as labourers.
--IANS arc/arm