March 27, 2020 8:57 PM

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Kejriwal appeals to migrant workers to not leave Delhi; says sufficient arrangements for them

<span style="color: #222222;">Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today appealed to migrant workers to not leave the national capital in the wake of the 21-day lockdown as the Delhi government has made sufficient arrangements for them. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a joint digital press conference with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Mr Kejriwal urged people belonging to states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Bengal, to return from the border.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, the government has also set up 'hunger relief centres' to serve free meals to the needy people in all districts. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the wake of the lockdown to the combat the coronavirus threat, thousands of migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states have started returning to their home states. Mr Kejriwal said from tomorrow the government will be serving lunch and dinner to nearly four lakh people at over 224 night shelters, 325 schools and other locations.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The chief minister said, pension of 5 thousand rupees each has been transferred into the bank accounts of eight lakh beneficiaries under widow, differently-abled and elderly pension schemes and 5 thousand rupees will further be transferred in the first week of April.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, so far, 39 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in the national capital.</span><br />''  

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