: Covid-19: Workers vandalise construction site in Surat, demand that they be allowed to return home #IndiaNEWS Hundreds of workers vandalised the office of a construction site in Surat on Tuesday after

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Covid-19: Workers vandalise construction site in Surat, demand that they be allowed to return home #IndiaNEWS
Hundreds of workers vandalised the office of a construction site in Surat on Tuesday after the contractors allegedly brought in more labourers from other parts of Gujarat to pace up the work, PTI reported. They complained that the new labourers, who were brought in after getting government permission, might be carrying the coronavirus.The workers demanded that they be allowed to return to their hometowns if others could be allowed to come to Surat for construction work, Deputy Commissioner of Police Vidhi Chaudhari told the news agency. The migrant workers were engaged in the construction of Diamond Bourse, a diamond exchange.“The workers got angry after seeing labourers from outside at the site,� she said. “They claimed that these outsiders may be carrying the coronavirus. These workers, then, started demanding that if permission can be granted to bring outsiders here, then why can’t they travel to their native places. This demand triggered the violence.�Chaudhari said that the workers damaged the administrative office at the construction site and two cars parked close by. “We have started the process of filing a first information report in this connection,� she said. Gujarat: Labourers protested and pelted stones at the office of Diamond Bourse in Surat, alleging that they...Read more

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