Migrants responsible for spread of coronavirus in Maha: MNS

April 06, 2021 16:44

MNS chief Raj Thackeray back to being, well, himself.

The MNS chief on Tuesday said migrant workers from other states were responsible for the rapid spread of coronavirus in Maharashtra, which has been reporting a large number of new infections since the last few weeks.

He said the states the migrant labourers hailed from lacked adequate facilities to test them for coronavirus. "Maharashtra is the most industrialised state in India which attracts a large number of workers from other states. The places from where these workers come lacked enough testing facilities.

"During the lockdown last year, I had suggested that migrant workers who returned to their native places should be tested, but it was not done," Raj Thackeray told reporters after a virtual interaction with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Raj Thackeray said he asked the CM to allow sportspersons to join the practice sessions and to permit gymnasiums to function with social distancing.

"The government says manufacturing will be allowed during the time of restrictions but not the shops. If shops are not allowed to remain open then what's the logic behind allowing the manufacturing activity?" he asked.

\He also demanded that the electricity bills of the people be waived during the lockdown period. "....Industrial production is stopped, offices are being

closed and many people are losing their jobs... In such a scenario why should people pay the power bills?" he questioned.

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