Thousands of poor suffer due to lockdown, migrate from Delhi, Mumbai, Ludhiana In Punjab threat of coronavirus grows

• Thousands of poor suffer due to lockdown, migrate from Delhi, Mumbai; threat of coronavirus grows

Thousands of poor suffer due to lockdown, migrate from Delhi, Mumbai;Ludhian in Punjab  threat of coronavirus grows

Mandi Ahmedgarh : (Amrit Sidhu) “Just allow us to walk to our native places in J&K, Gujarat, UP and Bihar,” plead those stranded at construction sites, madrasas and slums in Punjab towns, despite the administration making efforts to provide them essential commodities with the help of social organisations. Ahmedgarh SDM Vikramjit Singh Panthey and DSP Karanveer Singh claim to have roped in certain organisations supplying free ration and cooked meals to the needy.


Agencies have drawn the attention of the government to the migrants who may increase the risk of spreading the virus by moving in groups.

Thousands of poor suffer due to lockdown

Thousands of poor suffer due to lockdown, migrate from Delhi, Mumbai, Ludhiana In Punjab  threat of coronavirus grows


New Delhi :: At 8pm on March 24, the PM announced a nationwide lockdown starting midnight to fight coronavirus. In his speech he focussed on how we should stay in our homes, inside ‘laxman rekhas’ but there was hardly a mention of how those with no shelter or food would be helped.
The result of the lockdown was panic, especially for the daily wage workers, now out of work and who cannot even find transport to go back to their villages. There have been reports of police resorting to lathi charge on people they found on the roads. However, the question remains where do those who do not have shelter or the means to fend for themselves go?People have been told to not gather in large numbers. However, the lack of planning before the lockdown led to thousands of poor queuing up outside Delhi shelters (that CM Arvind Kejrival as asked to be assigned to make food) for food. Social media activist, Anjali Bhardwaj took to Twitter to point out the fact that amid coronavirus lockdown the poor and the hungry were suffering. Shreya Chauhan


At 8pm on March 24, the PM announced a nationwide lockdown starting midnight to fight coronavirus. In his speech he focussed on how we should stay in our homes, inside ‘laxman rekhas’ but there was hardly a mention of how those with no shelter or food would be helped.

Thousands of poor suffer due to lockdown, migrate from Delhi, Mumbai; threat of coronavirus grows

The result of the lockdown was panic, especially for the daily wage workers, now out of work and who cannot even find transport to go back to their villages. There have been reports of police resorting to lathi charge on people they found on the roads. However, the question remains where do those who do not have shelter or the means to fend for themselves go?


People have been told to not gather in large numbers. However, the lack of planning before the lockdown led to thousands of poor queuing up outside Delhi shelters (that CM Arvind Kejrival as asked to be assigned to make food) for food.

Social media activist, Anjali Bhardwaj took to Twitter to point out the fact that amid coronavirus lockdown the poor and the hungry were suffering.

Anjali Bhardwaj✔@AnjaliB_THOUSANDS have collected at shelter homes where Delhi govt has directed cooked food be provided. Overcrowded, overwhelmed- shelters don’t have adequate ration & infrastructure. Govt needs to ensure cooked food distribution at all anganwadis & govt schools also #21daylockdown
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‘THOUSANDS have collected at shelter homes where Delhi govt has directed cooked food be provided. Overcrowded, overwhelmed- shelters don’t have adequate ration & infrastructure. Govt needs to ensure cooked food distribution at all anganwadis & govt schools also’, her tweet reads.The Delhi government has announced 5000/month compensation for daily wage workers and asked shelters to provide food to the poor. The Delhi government has also started a website to give out passes to people according to their requirements. Responding on the tweet, Preeti Sharma Menon, National Executive Member of Aam Aadmi Party wrote this, ‘Not one person went without food. The number spiked today from the usual 2000 to 7000 but all got food. It's remarkable how well the govt handled it unprecedented even. I don't what their motives are, but there is a group of people constantly spreading half baked stories. Shame’.The bigger concern is dispelling the crowds. Coronavirus thrives in crowds, and the government should make sure that something is done to deliver food to the poor instead of them gathering in large numbers.