lockdown and the migrant labourers

After going through all the news related to exodus of the migrant laborers with women and children, their starvation conditions, walking several kilo meters to get into a vehicle and their inhuman treatment by the police leaves a heavy  burden on our heart .  They prefer to die due to  corona virus in the middle of their family members than   dying in metropolitan cities which have abandoned them after using their labour all along due to starvation. The center and the state governments are to be blamed for not making adequate arrangements like food and shelter and  cash compensation before announcing lock down. By looking at their sufferings we can come to only one conclusion that,  this country, India is no country suitable for the poor. God only knows what will  happen to all the schemes with allotment of crores of rupees   announced for the poor  ? Bathing the migrant laborers on the roads with bleaching powder liquid  by the police amounts to  height of barbarism  and heartlessness of the police officials responsible for this inhuman act .

senior citizens and the lock down

The report by Sujatha (The Hindu)  on , “elders dependent on others for help are at a loss on how to tackle the lockdown “ (24^th march )has exactly reflected the problems and worries  of innumerable living alone seniors in Chennai and other places  .These seniors live alone due to the migration of their children to other places inside and outside  India. They are in the age bracket of 60 to 90 years . They  have innumerable health problems a. They need speech therapist, physio therapists . dialysis services and need some one to be with them all the time . Many seniors have employed reliable persons capable of handling health crises in the nights  so that , the relatives can be informed about the emergency and arrange for ambulances if needed. If no one stays with them in the nights ,  even their sudden death may not be  known to any one .It is true that , there are  dangers of being exposed to outsiders. But the seniors should take all protective methods   . Hence a letter issued by the employers  should be accepted by the police and can be verified through phone numbers given in the letter and allow these services providers to reach their destinations instead of sending them back .