‘State governments failed’: RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on migrants’ plight

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has criticised a number of state governments, together with the BJP-ruled Gujarat, for failing to handle the issues of the migrant employees, declaring that whereas the union authorities has issued directive to all states to offer transport services, employees are persevering with to stroll again house.

The labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) notably focused the governments of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat and Jharkhand for failing to deal with the migrants.

“…Due to the complete lockdown, the public transport system was not available and they had no money to stay at their workplaces without food, shelter etc. The Central government has already issued a directive to all state governments to provide transport facilities along with other necessities to such migrant workers. The state governments failed to own their responsibility to help in such a critical situation,” BMS common secretary Vrijesh Upadhyay mentioned in a press release.

The BMS, which has additionally deliberate a nationwide protest on May 20 in opposition to the adjustments made to labour legal guidelines in a number of states, mentioned employees have been left to their gadgets by their employers and contractors who they served for a few years and contributed as wealth creators.

“In many places neither the employer nor the contractors made efforts to take care of these workers who have been waiting patiently since March 25 onwards (when the lockdown was announced),” Upadhaya mentioned.

Referring to the accident in Aurangabad the place 16 employees have been run over by a prepare, the BMS functionary mentioned it was “unwarranted interference” by the police authorities that compelled employees to stroll alongside tracks as an alternative of taking the highway.

“Many more migrant workers lost their lives in road accidents while on their way home on foot,” he mentioned, including that the BMS state items will arrange assist desks on the district degree to assist employees journey and discover jobs.