Karnataka cancels special trains for migrants after CM meets builders

The state government has been collecting railway fares from the migrants and every worker had to pay for both train and bus service to reach station in advance

The Karnataka goverment on Tuesday has cancelled all the special trains which were to ferry migrant workers to their home states following a meeting between Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and prominent builders of the state.

According to a Times of India report, N Manjunath Prasad, nodal officer for state's inter-state travel has written a letter to Indian Railways saying Shramik Special trains will not be required from Wednesday.

Karnataka had earlier arranged to run two special trains a day for five days to help stranded workers reach their home state amid national lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.