Migrants had come thousands of kilometers away from home in search of livelihood. Now due to LPG shortage, their food is in crisis. Due to this the migrant laborers are now saying, come back now. These days, a large number of migrants are reaching railway stations from Delhi and other states to go to their homes. Due to this, huge crowd is being seen at the stations.
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When the stove goes out, the livelihood and the city are lost – Photo: Amar Ujala
came in search of livelihood
People who have come in search of livelihood from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa are facing food crisis due to gas crisis. Students preparing for competitive examinations are also not untouched by this. Then a huge crowd of migrants returning home is gathering at Anand Vihar, New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations. The migrants seem desperate to somehow return to their villages.
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Migrants migrating – Photo: Amar Ujala
One has to pay Rs 600-800 for one kg of gas.
Bipin Kumar, resident of Katihar, Bihar, told that he works as a cook in a hotel in outer Delhi. Due to gas shortage, his hotel was closed, resulting in the loss of his employment. The gas that was left in the house has also been exhausted. In the markets, 600 to 800 rupees are asked for filling one kg of gas. Due to loss of employment, their situation became so bad that it became difficult to even pay the house rent. In this situation, it seemed best to return to my village.
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Migrants waiting for the train – Photo: Amar Ujala
Not enough money to eat out every day
Similarly, Sumit Yadav, a resident of Darbhanga, Bihar, who is preparing for the competitive exam by staying in Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, said that the gas in the house has run out. They don’t even have enough money to eat out every day. In such a situation, he thought it best to go home.
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Salman Ali – Photo: Amar Ujala
Gas price more than daily wage
Salman Ali, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, said that while living in Delhi, he was already struggling to earn two meals a day. Now gas shortage and black marketing broke his back. He told that his earning is Rs 300-400 per day and the price of gas in the markets is Rs 600-800 per kg. Accordingly, it is impossible for them to survive by living in Delhi.