Not all migrant workers fly to work. But, 20 labourers from Bihar’s Samastipur district, 86 km north-east of Patna, are lucky. The labourers will fly from Patna to Delhi by a GoAir evening flight on August 27.
Delhi-based mushroom farmer Pappan Singh Gahlot, who they refer to as their ‘maalik’ (master), has paid for their airfare, which he claims cost him Rs 1.04 lakh. In addition, he is also paying for the travel expenses of these workers from Samastipur to Patna by reserved taxi.
Gahlot had sent home 10 of his labourers by flight to Patna on May 28, after they were stranded in the national capital during the lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
