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Adityanath asks officials to bring home UP workers stuck in states

Various department heads have been given a week's time to submit their 'concrete roadmaps' to the government for implementation

Yogi Adityanath. Photo: PTI
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File photo of UP CM Adityanath. Photo: PTI

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath on Friday asked his officials to bring home in 14 days workers stuck in parts of the country because of the lockdown to contain the coronavirus. 

Adityanath’s government six days ago sent buses to Kota in Rajasthan to bring back students stuck in the entrance exam coaching hub, but it was criticised for not helping migrant workers who aren’t able to return to their homes in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and are stuck in relief camps by the wayside in other states. 

“He has directed officials to talk to these state governments for preparing the list

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