Bihar chief minister and BJP ally Nitish Kumar slammed his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath’s government on Saturday for arranging buses to bring back students stranded in Rajasthan’s educational hub Kota, calling it a violation of the lockdown. Nitish described the selective evacuation as an injustice to the people of various states, including migrant workers from Bihar, stuck in different parts of the country and are not allowed to return home. The Bihar government has said that through its resident commissioner in Delhi, it has so for addressed the problems of 10.86 stranded migrant workers in various states. On Saturday, Nitish said: “Movement of buses from Kota in Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh to ferry students is a violation of the lockdown. Our migrant workers will also ask us to bring them back on special buses and trains to Bihar,” the chief minister added.

Source: The Telegraph April 18, 2020 22:07 UTC