Most of them are not financially well enough to manage basic amenities such as ration and gas for the extended lockdown period, Students' Federation of India (SFI) said.

New Delhi, May 09: Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to allow trains with migrants to reach the state. Shah in his letter pointed out that Bengal was not allowing the

New Delhi, May 09: The West Bengal government has allowed 8 trains with migrants following a letter by Union Home Minister, Amit Shah. Union Home Minister, Amit Shah had written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to allow

Shah said that the Centre has facilitated more than two lakh migrants workers to reach home. However, the central government is not getting the Bengal government's support in helping migrant labourers reach home, the Home Minister said.

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The return of migrant workers to West Bengal has become another flashpoint between the Centre and the TMC-led state government with home minister Amit Shah alleging that the state government is not allowing special trains. However, the TMC government accused the Centre of "lying" and said they have planned eight trains to ferry migrants.

The Indian Railways has operated 302 ‘Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said. The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, they said.

The return of migrant workers to West Bengal has become another flashpoint between the Centre and the TMC-led state government with home minister Amit Shah alleging that the state government is not allowing special trains. However, the TMC government accused the Centre of "lying" and said they have planned eight trains to ferry migrants.

The Indian Railways has operated 302 ‘Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said. The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, they said.

About 53 trains were planned for Friday, a railways spokesperson said

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Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashok said the government was awaiting consent from other states to send the migrant workers home.

In his letter to Mamata Banerjee’s state government, the Union home minister said that this may further create hardship for the labourers.

The Union home minister had alleged that the state government was being unjust to migrant workers by not allowing ‘Sharmik’ special trains.

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But, in lieu of fog, railways shall start booking for the cancelled trains with a three-day notice.

About 300 of those who had been detained leave by train to Uttar Pradesh

Labourers had to pay between ₹900 and ₹1,050 plus bus fare to reach station

‘The stranded people are mostly migrant workers, patients and their attendants, students, pilgrims and tourists from West Bengal’

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Shah said not allowing trains to reach West Bengal is "injustice" to the migrant workers from the state.

Since the beginning of running the Shramik Special trains, Gujarat remained one of the top originating stations followed by Kerala.

West Bengal Government announced on Saturday that 10 trains carrying migrant workers will enter the state from Karnataka Punjab, Tamil Naud and Kerala.