Delhi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam Hits the Streets, Urges Coronavirus Lockdown-Hit Migrant Workers Not to Leave City

New Delhi, March 28: Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam hit the streets in the national capital on Saturday to urge lockdown-hit migrant workers not to leave the city.

The social justice minister reached the Anand Vihar area around 12:30 pm and addressed migrant workers, labourers and daily wagers, who usually come to Delhi in search of a livelihood, with the help of a mic installed in his car.

"Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent me here. I appeal to you please don't leave Delhi, please return to your places," he said. The minister said the Delhi government has made arrangements to give them shelter and free food. Coronavirus Outbreak Live News Updates on March 28.

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"You will be given free food in nearby schools. Those who don't have a place to live can stay in night shelters," he said. Respite For Migrant Workers: UP Govt Arranges 1000 Buses to Help Daily Wagers reach Their Hometown Amid Coronavirus Lockdowna.

With the 21-day lockdown enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus leaving them without work and food, thousands of migrant workers, daily wagers and labourers from different states have started walking back home as public transport remains off the roads. According to official data, Delhi has around 15 lakh migrant daily wage workers.