Rumour led to migrant protest: Pawar

Mumbai: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday termed as unfortunate the gathering of migrant workers outside the Bandra railway station and stressed such incidents should not recur in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
He said people gathered outside the suburban station on Tuesday afternoon after somebody circulated the rumour that trains services will resume, and called for taking precaution to ensure such confusing messages are checked.
The former Union minister also urged political parties to desist from scoring points over each other during the ongoing health crisis and asked them to defeat COVID-19 collectively.
Unfortunate incident took place outside the Bandra railway station yesterday. “Somebody circulated rumour that the train services will resume and that you (the migrant workers) have the chance to travel out of the state and thousands of people turned up there.
Unfortunately, instructions regarding social distancing were not observed there, Pawar said during his address via Facebook.
The veteran leader cautioned against circulating such confusing messages. Precaution has to be taken to see what happened yesterday does not recur, he added.
Pawar said political parties should not think about who is in power at the Centre or in the state. “What happened in Bandra should not be repeated anywhere, added Pawar, whose party is a key constituent in the Shiv Sena-led government in the state. (PTI)