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#Exclusive: Centre Cites ‘National Security’ To Deny Info On Migrant Crisis Preparedness

BySaurav Das

The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here.

Want to know how Modi govt prepared to handle immediate consequences of sudden national lockdown? You can’t. Centre cites “national security”, trust issues, to deny information on an RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian.

The sudden national lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2020 left scores of migrant workers stranded, all over India. To add to their woes, many places of employment refused to shelter them or provide any kind of assistance. Left with no options and transport, thousands of migrants soon started their journey home, on foot. At least a 1000 people died due to this crisis, as per a study conducted by a group of independent researchers. This sudden decision to implement the lockdown, without giving adequate time to people was taken by the National Disaster Management Authority, headed by Prime Minister Modi.

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