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| Exodus of migrant workers: Arrogant Babus take Valley back to 1990s | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 18: A large number of migrant workers gathered outside Jammu railway station, waiting for trains to proceed to their native places is an indication that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir revert the to early 1990s when terrorists had virtually taken over control of Kashmir Valley.
The situation in Kashmir Valley turned back where it was in the 1990s thanks to inefficient and arrogant Babus who have spoiled all efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
For their petty personal interests, these Babus have taken Kashmir Valley back to the situation where it was in 1990s.
Within just one year, Kashmir Valley has returned to the early 1990s. The exodus of migrant workers has exposed all claims of the J&K government.
The repeated targeted killings of migrant workers have created a fear psychosis among thousands of labourers, belong to different parts of the country, working in various sectors across Kashmir Valley.
Jammu railway station and bus stand witnessing the influx of migrant workers since Monday morning. The fear-stricken workers along with their families reached either at the railway station or bus stand to go back to their homes.
Jammu railway station is flooded with migrant workers as people are seen sitting inside and outside the station to manage tickets for further destinations.
A large number of workers are seen sitting in open along with their children. Many others are impatiently waiting on the footpath of Jammu railway station for their trains.
A female migrant worker from Chhattisgarh, Leena, who was working in a brick kiln with her family members, regretted that nation has virtually 'abandoned them. "No one is owning us", she regretted with tears in her eyes, adding, "We have no option but to return to our native place".
"Situation is not conducive to live in Kashmir Valley because terrorists are killing innocent poor migrant workers after repeated intervals", she said.
A migrant worker Suresh Kumar said that he along with his wife and two children had come to Kashmir to earn a livelihood.
"For the last, some days situation is going from bad to worse. It seems that there is no law and order left in Kashmir so we have decided to move out immediately", he said.
Four to five lakh migrant workers usually work in different sectors in Kashmir Valley. Due to the shortage of skilled and unskilled labourers in J&K, construction agencies usually hired workers from outside the UT for developmental works.
Furthermore, thousands of people from UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh arrive in Kashmir Valley to earn their livelihood by doing petty jobs. In Kashmir Valley majority of the carpenters, masons, painters, and street vendors are migrant workers.
During the apple season, the number of migrant workers increases manifold as local apple growers engaged workers from outside J&K for the package and other jobs. As apple season is at its peak, currently, a large number of migrant workers are working in the Valley.
Work of the brick-kilns in Kashmir Valley completely depends on these migrant workers.
Every year additional one lakh workers arrive in the valley to work in brick-kilns. |
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