"Pathetic... Cannot Control Tears": Madras High Court On Migrants Crisis

[tom brady]

The "pathetic condition of migrant labourers...is nothing but a human tragedy", the Madras High Court said today in strongly-worded comments on the humanitarian crisis sparked by lakhs of migrants frantically trying to return to home states amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Pulling up both the centre and the Tamil Nadu government for failing to "care for their (the migrants) safety and well-being", the court grilled the governments over measures being taken to address the situation and demanded to see state-wise data on the migrant crisis.

"It is a pity to see the migrant labourers walking for days together to reach their native places and in the process, some of them had lost their lives due to accidents. All states should have extended their human services to those migrant labourers," Justices N Kirubakaran and R Hemalatha said.

"One cannot control his/her tears after seeing the pathetic condition of migrant labourers shown in the media for the last month. It is nothing but a human tragedy," the court added, while also making a reference to the 16 migrants who were run over by a train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district last week.

Shorlty after the court's critique, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami appealed to migrants to "stay put in camps" and let the government help them.

"We are coordinating with other states to send you back by trains. Stay put in camps till then. We are footing train fare and travel costs," he said, adding that around 53,000 workers had been sent back to Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Bengal so far.

 

The Madras High Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance and has given the centre and state till May 22 to respond to several searching questions about its handling of the crisis. The orders were passed over a petition regarding several hundred Tamil Nadu migrants stranded in Maharashtra.

The court asked the centre if there was any data regarding migrants in each state, pointing out that this would be invaluable in identifying them and helping them to get home.

The court demanded to know how many migrants have died so far, which states they belonged to and if there was any plan to compensate their families.

The court has also called for data on those evacuated on special trains run by the Railways, and whether the government had plans to evacuate others still stranded.

The court also asked if the mass migration of lakhs of men, women and children one of the reasons for the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout the country.

The impassioned comments come a day after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition asking for the lakhs of migrants walking hundreds of kilometres home, amid a shutdown in public transportation, to be identified and cared for.

"Let the state decide. Why should the court hear or decide? It is impossible for this court to monitor who is walking and not walking," the top court said.

 

Lakhs of migrants were left without jobs, money, food or shelter by the nationwide lockdown to break the chain of transmission. With public transport shut because of the lockdown, they had no choice but to walk hundreds, often thousands of kilometres home.

Several have died in horrific accidents on the way; early this morning 24 were killed and dozens injured after two trucks collided in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district. In Madhya Pradesh, six were killed and 19 injured after the truck they were travelling in overturned.

Others have died walking or cycling in searing temperatures.

The centre, after initially refusing to allow migrants to cross state borders, has since allowed them to return home via special trains. However, amid controversy over tickets and booking, many migrants say these trains take too long and continue to try and walk home.

[TrollBait]

major fault is with the Modi govt that announced lockdown without preparing for it.

i'm sure middle class assholes are congratulating Modi for a job well done. 

Indian society has degraded completely.

[jalsa01]

6 minutes ago, TrollBait said:

major fault is with the Modi govt that announced lockdown without preparing for it.

i'm sure middle class assholes are congratulating Modi for a job well done. 

Indian society has degraded completely.

Planning ante okay 20cr population ni practical ga ela move cheyagalam ane na..

[TrollBait]

9 minutes ago, jalsa01 said:

Planning ante okay 20cr population ni practical ga ela move cheyagalam ane na..

cheyyaleka pothey egurukuntu enduku lockdown announce chesaadu yedhava?

already some states were implementing lockdowns - like chattisgarh, before he announced his national lockdown without consulting any of the state leadership.

Modi is a brainless pakodi. just show off kosam edho drama chestu untadu. anthey.

vaadu cheppey sollu antha India lo media questin cheyyakunda carry chesthunnaru. koncham kooda siggu sharam leni yedhavalu.

kadupu ki annam thintaaro inkemanna thintaro. 

[TrollBait]

12 minutes ago, jalsa01 said:

Planning ante okay 20cr population ni practical ga ela move cheyagalam ane na..

simple answer is, he doesn't give a damnnn about the migrant labourers.

he understood that he really doesn't have to govern to win elections. and a lot of these labourers will vote for him come next elections.

so may be they deserve each other. who knows.

[jalsa01]

28 minutes ago, TrollBait said:

simple answer is, he doesn't give a damnnn about the migrant labourers.

he understood that he really doesn't have to govern to win elections. and a lot of these labourers will vote for him come next elections.

so may be they deserve each other. who knows.

My question is what exactly do u expect govt to do considering such huge population...

[astalavistaa]

44 minutes ago, jalsa01 said:

My question is what exactly do u expect govt to do considering such huge population...

govt can do a lot if it really want to do so. think as a fellow human man. 

[TrollBait]

57 minutes ago, jalsa01 said:

My question is what exactly do u expect govt to do considering such huge population...

I expect govt to break India into 20 countries.

is that a good answer? because you seem to think govt cant do anything. so why even exist.

[tom brady]

1 hour ago, jalsa01 said:

My question is what exactly do u expect govt to do considering such huge population...

Atleast they could have started buses/trains for.migrant workers in initial days of lockdown...not after a month

[TrollBait]

2 minutes ago, tom brady said:

Atleast they could have started buses/trains for.migrant workers in initial days of lockdown...not after a month

month kaadhu. I think mar 20th or somethng lockdown start. almost 2 months.

[jalsa01]

5 minutes ago, tom brady said:

Atleast they could have started buses/trains for.migrant workers in initial days of lockdown...not after a month

Meru a country? Lockdowns vesedi ekkadi vallu akkade undalani to avoid spreading...  bus ki 70 lekka around min 10cr population ni practical ga ela enni days lo move cheyagalu adi kuda lockdown purpose ni kill chestaa..

 

Vallaki food arrange cheyalekapovadamfailure ante ok kani... moving such masses is not possible..

[TrollBait]

Just now, jalsa01 said:

Meru a country? Lockdowns vesedi ekkadi vallu akkade undalani to avoid spreading...  bus ki 70 lekka around min 10cr population ni practical ga ela enni days lo move cheyagalu adi kuda lockdown purpose ni kill chestaa..

 

Vallaki food arrange cheyalekapovadamfailure ante ok kani... moving such masses is not possible..

mari ippudu infections thagginaaya, lockdown lift chestunnaru?

main thing vadilesaav. Modi took an unilateral decision to lockdown the country, like he's an emperor. 

vaadini 10gakunda vaadiki salahalu ivvaali antunnav nuvvu. 

I think he should be dragged on to the streets and made to face the people. but the people themselves believe in this idiot. so ami cheyyalem. India kharma anthey ani vadileyaali.

[jalsa01]

7 minutes ago, TrollBait said:

mari ippudu infections thagginaaya, lockdown lift chestunnaru?

main thing vadilesaav. Modi took an unilateral decision to lockdown the country, like he's an emperor. 

vaadini 10gakunda vaadiki salahalu ivvaali antunnav nuvvu. 

I think he should be dragged on to the streets and made to face the people. but the people themselves believe in this idiot. so ami cheyyalem. India kharma anthey ani vadileyaali.

Hmm.. naku antha kopam undadhu le... moreover I have been to 4 countries so far and do follow news related to those countries... annie countries lo PM or presidents announce chesaru kani not wardlevel members or public themselves..

[TrollBait]

1 minute ago, jalsa01 said:

Hmm.. naku antha kopam undadhu le... moreover I have been to 4 countries so far and do follow news related to those countries... annie countries lo PM or presidents announce chesaru kani not wardlevel members or public themselves..

PM taravata direct ga ward level ki ellipoyaav soodu, nuvvu inko 40 countries ki povaali thammudu.

law and order is under the state govt. Modi has no business announcing the lockdown in the first place. 

[tom brady]

1 minute ago, jalsa01 said:

Meru a country? Lockdowns vesedi ekkadi vallu akkade undalani to avoid spreading...  bus ki 70 lekka around min 10cr population ni practical ga ela enni days lo move cheyagalu adi kuda lockdown purpose ni kill chestaa..

 

Vallaki food arrange cheyalekapovadamfailure ante ok kani... moving such masses is not possible..

Then why did they start to move them now? Just coz there is some opposition?