: Ahmedabad: Several migrants detained after clashes with police over return to their hometowns #IndiaNEWS Nearly 100 migrant workers in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city on Monday came out on a busy road,

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Ahmedabad: Several migrants detained after clashes with police over return to their hometowns #IndiaNEWS
Nearly 100 migrant workers in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city on Monday came out on a busy road, demanding that they be allowed to return to their hometowns amid the extended nationwide lockdown to rein in the coronavirus pandemic, PTI reported. The police used teargas to disperse the workers after they reportedly pelted stones at the personnel and those passing by in vehicles. The incident took place on a road connecting the Indian Institute of Technology’s Ahmedabad campus with Vastrapur area in the city.Several migrant workers were also detained by the police, an official from the city’s police control room told the news agency. He added that an operation was underway at a labourers’ settlement to find the remaining suspects involved in the protest. “Nearly 100 migrants suddenly came on the road in the morning and engaged in indiscriminate stone-pelting,â€? the official said. Follow today’s live updates on the pandemic here.Watch angry migrant workers marching on Ahmedabad road. Nearly 100 of them have been detained by police @DeccanHerald pic.twitter.com/HGlVdafj53— satish jha. (@satishjha) May 18, 2020 A similar incident took place on May 9 and May 4 in Gujarat’s Surat district. Earlier on April 28,hundreds of workers vandalised the office of a construction site in the city after the contractors allegedly brought in more labourers from other parts...Read more

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