Anil Deshmukh: Maharashtra govt in talks with CMs on return of migrant workers

The entire country is under lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. Many migrant workers are stuck due to the lockdown and want to go back to their natives. In order to send them back to their home Maharashtra government is trying hard to facilitate return of migrant workers to their native places. The state government is in talks with chief ministers of other states to send them back to their natives in a planned manner, said Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday.

Deshmukh said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will announce a decision on sending back migrant workers after the discussion with his counterparts from other states.

Deshmukh did not name the other states, but workers hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, among others, form a sizeable chunk of migrant labourers living in Maharashtra.

The chief minister (Thackeray) will announce the decision in this connection after detailed discussion, said Deshmukh.