Migrant crisis deepens: Outrage after Karnataka stops special trains

A fresh row erupted on Wednesday after Karnataka government cancelled special trains due to concerns over shortage of labour

Ever since the government granted relaxations to the movement of migrant labourers and stranded citizens in various parts of the country, the Indian Railways has ferried over 125,000 passengers in 122 special trains.

However, a fresh row erupted on Wednesday after Karnataka government cancelled such special trains due to concerns over shortage of labour.

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa appealed to over 100,000 workers who wished to go back to their native states to stay back as construction and industrial activities have begun. This led the opposition to attack state government, accusing it of treating migrants workers worse than "bonded