On Friday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) double-engine government of violence against migrant workers in their respective states.
Reshma (34), the wife of Jinesh P Sukumaran (38), who consumed poison, was admitted to a hospital but died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment.
Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remark that the ‘DMK is harassing Biharis’, made at an election rally in poll-bound Bihar, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday dared him to repeat the same in Tamil Nadu, which welcomes migrant workers and entrepreneurs, ensuring they live in peace and happiness.
The hearing comes amid concerns over the alleged detention of Bengali migrant labourers by Delhi Police over suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
As the poll battle is poised to be tough and intriguing, each of the votes does carry its value. Parties in the fray are in no mood to take chances to ignore the worth of migrant workers’ votes in the upcoming twin polls.
The Finance Minister's package for the migrants announced on June 18 has too much detail in it. When a public works programme is to be executed, too much detailing of the prescribed output is a distraction
This Abhiyan is intensely focused towards providing employment, promote local entrepreneurship and create a partnership with Industrial associations and other organizations to provide employment opportunities.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, (UNWTO), global tourism has been seriously impacted due to the pandemic and millions of jobs have been lost in this industry.
A total of 116 Districts with more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers across six States have been chosen for the campaign.
District Magistrate of South Dinajpur Nikhil Nirmal said the target is to engage a maximum number of migrant workers in the 100 days' work.
