'No rent of train or bus should be taken from laborers, state government should pay': Supreme Court
'No rent of train or bus should be taken from laborers, state government should pay': Supreme Court
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New Delhi: Important hearing took place in the apex court today on the issues of migrant workers and the Supreme Court gave interim orders. The Supreme Court said that no train or bus fare should be taken from the workers, the state government should pay the fare. The order says, "Wherever it is trapped, the state government should give it food." Information should be sent to them where help is available.

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During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that some unfortunate incidents have happened. He was repeatedly featured in the media. It is not that the government is not taking steps. On which the top court said that we are not saying that the government is not doing anything. But help is not reaching the needy. The judge asked who is paying the rent? The solicitor said, "I will answer it in detail. Either the initial state or the final state of the journey is paying." The Solicitor General said that the train is constantly sanitized before the journey. Social distancing follows. The state government provides the first meal. The railway further provides food and water. So far, the Railways have provided 84 lakh plates and nearly 1.5 crore railway tires. The state government is giving them a bus to reach the destination.

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He said that quarantine is being done as per the requirement. The state government is providing shelter, food etc. during the quarantine period. After the completion of this period, the state government then delivers it to their house by bus. Railways is also assisting in this work by running MEMU train. There are 350 such trains which run inside the state.

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