Stalin dials Nitish, assures safety of migrant workers
Team of Bihar officials to look into allegations of attack
Chennai, March 4: Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday reassured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that all migrant workers are safe in the State and he asserted that swift action would be taken against rumour-mongers spreading panic.Stalin said he spoke to Nitish Kumar over phone and assured him that no harm would befall workers and conveyed to him that “all workers are our workers who help Tamil Nadu’s growth and nothing will happen to impact them, I have assured him.”
Addressing Kumar as his “revered brother,” the chief minister said in an official release here that workers from northern states need not have any kind of apprehensions over working in Tamil Nadu.
In the unlikely event of somebody intimidating them, they may immediately inform police and immediate action shall be taken.
The chief minister’s reassurance comes against the background of false claims in social media platforms that migrant workers, especially “Bihari labourers” in Tamil Nadu were attacked.
Stalin said: “Those spreading rumours that workers from other States are being attacked in Tamil Nadu are against the Indian nation, they infringe the national integrity. Some doing cheap politics over a nonissue is condemnable.”
He asserted that stern legal action would be taken against those spreading panic through rumours. Some incidents that happened outside of Tamil Nadu were spread by falsely claiming that such incidents took place in TN, he said.
Tamil Nadu is known for its hospitality and supports people who come and settle here. “People who have come to Tamil Nadu from the northern states and live here will vouch for this better than we do.”
People from various states, who come to Tamil Nadu for trade, profession, health, education and work have not only witnessed growth but also contributed to the development of TN’s economy, Stalin said lauding the contribution of migrant workers on the economic front.
In the recent past, there has been an increase in the number of workers from other States coming to Tamil Nadu in search of employment opportunities.