Migrants in Surat's Mora village, where they clashed with police Saturday, say they failed to get train tickets despite paying fare. Authorities said not possible to let 6-7 lakh travel at one go.
The accident took place near Patha village Saturday night. Nearly 20 migrant workers were going in the truck to Jhansi and Etah in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad.
Bihar minister Sanjay Jha accuses AAP of cheap politics amid pandemic, says Delhi has sent a reimbursement bill of Rs 6.3 lakh for rail fare of migrant workers.
Protesting migrant workers demanded that they either be sent back to their home states or allowed to resume work at local industrial units to earn money.
RSS labour wing, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, is planning to hold protest against the changes introduced in labour laws by BJP-ruled MP and UP governments.
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