Referring to the demonstration of migrants at Mumbai’s Bandra station, Hasaan said that the migrants’ crisis is a “time bomb” and “balcony government” should keep an eye on the ground.
Mumbai| Actor-turned-Politician Kamal Hasaan on Tuesday took a jibe at the central government over the problems faced by migrant workers across the country due to the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. Referring to the demonstration of migrants at Mumbai’s Bandra station, Hasaan said that the migrants’ crisis is a “time bomb” and “balcony government” should keep an eye on the ground.
Around a thousand migrant workers, who survive in Mumbai on daily wages and have been rendered jobless since the last couple of weeks, gathered outside Bandra station of Mumbai demanding a transport facility to go back to their home states. This incident happened hours after PM Modi extended the period of lockdown till May 3.
“All the balcony people take a long and hard look at the ground. First it was Delhi, now Mumbai,” Hasaan said taking a swipe at central government.
“The migrant crisis is a time bomb that must be defused before it becomes a crisis bigger than Corona. Balcony government must keep their eyes on what”s happening on the ground too,” the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief said on his twitter handle.
All the balcony people take a long and hard look at the ground. First it was Delhi, now Mumbai.
The migrant crisis is a time bomb that must be defused before it becomes a crisis bigger than Corona. Balcony government must keep their eyes on what's happening on the ground too.— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 14, 2020
The sudden gathering in the suburban area of Bandra, defying the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, that too in a city like Mumbai which is worst-hit by Covid-19 across the country, was an issue of grave concern for an administration.
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