Fear of lockdown started increasing in Mumbai: again the crowd going to UP-Bihar, the struggle to enter the train carrying the household on the shoulder and the pain of losing employment

The speed of the third wave has shocked Mumbai. People have been surrounded by fear and apprehension only after more than 20 thousand cases were reported in a day in Mumbai. The fear of lockdown has started haunting again. At the same time, the race of migrants’ struggle, pain and helplessness has started… which we saw last year also.

Once again the trains going to UP and Bihar have started filling up. People are running away carrying the entire household on their shoulders for the helplessness of losing employment. There doesn’t seem to be any end to the queues. Everyone has only one concern… to get a place in the train, so that they can reach their loved ones before the lockdown. Do not have to travel hundreds of kilometers, which had become fatal for many last year.

When Bhaskar reporter Rajesh Gaba reached Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station on Thursday night, the same ruckus was seen. He decided to spend 12 hours here from 9 pm to 9 am to know how fear and anxiety dominate people. Many stories of helplessness were seen running in 12 hours. Picked 6 of these for you. Read the words of those on whom the mountain of disaster broke…

The pain of losing faith in the first story

Shravan Kumar says that even those whom he had trusted did not support him.

Shravan Kumar, who lives in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, is returning. They started saying, “I came here from Uttar Pradesh to do pavilion work. Now I am going home, tomorrow’s train is there. All work is closed here. Hearing that there will be a lockdown on 12-15th. The amount of money we had earned.” , all is over. Thousand-twelve hundred are left. Somehow reach your home in this. Came to Mumbai on December 4 and are going now. Will never come to Mumbai again. Will not leave the village and go anywhere. Only in name’s name. Mumbai is here, nobody belongs here. It’s all a world of show off. Those who had come to trust, they didn’t even support.”

Fear of lockdown in second story

Jalaluddin says that he will eat dry roti, but will remain in the village.

Jalaluddin, who lives in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, said, “Lockdown is about to happen, so I am leaving Mumbai. I work in aluminum here. Last time I got stuck in lockdown, it was a lot of trouble. The family members are also saying that Leave everyone and come. Sab bal rahe hai lockdown laga hai. My train is at 5:25 am today. I had come only at 10 o’clock in the night. Haven’t eaten or drank anything. When he went to the policeman, he Said that there will be a confirmed ticket, then we will let you go. There is no ticket and no food and drink arrangements. Now we will not come here. Will eat dry roti, but will stay in the village with family.”

Dua to reach home in the third story

Rafiq, who does the fitting work, said – Due to the news of the lockdown, the work has stopped.

Rafiq is also a resident of Uttar Pradesh. He started saying, “I am an artisan. I do fitting work here in Mumbai. All the lockdown is about to happen so we are going to our village. Work has also become very cold. I had come to the station last night from 11 o’clock. Didn’t do anything to eat or drink. This is my only prayer to reach home somehow. I don’t even have a ticket. Will sit in general, get fine slips cut there. Now I won’t come to Mumbai again and again for livelihood. Come. Spend as much as you don’t earn. This lockdown from above. Even the government doesn’t do anything for us. There is no saving here. Work has also been slow for many days.

sorry for being poor in the fourth story

Nafees has a complaint with the policemen, who, despite wearing masks, collected fines by beating them with sticks.

Nafees, a resident of Lucknow, works as a decoration. His workplace is closed due to Corona. They started saying, “Everyone is telling that there is a lockdown on January 12. Everything will be locked, so what will we do here. I am very scared because of the fear of Corona. Going back with the help of what I earned in 17 days. We are going on a current ticket. TC will take 800 or 1000. Now we were running to the station in a hurry. Wearing a mask, still the policeman took the fine. We asked that if the mask is on then what is it? He started beating the fine and took 200 rupees. They started saying that if you speak more then everyone will take it and will not even let go. There is no law here. These people are only afraid of money people, they scare the poor.

Fear of starvation in the fifth story

Vikram still has hope from Mumbai. They say that if everything is fine, then they will return.

Vikram, who hails from Bihar, started telling that he works as a plasterer in Godrej Company. He said that two weeks ago, the company informed about the lockdown from January 15. This time go already so as not to get stuck like last year. Last time it was a matter of starvation. Remembering that day, I cry. There is no business in Bihar, only hooliganism. Have to come here for livelihood. Will see the situation here, if everything goes well, only then will come after Holi.

Worry not to get stuck like last time in the sixth story

Vinod Kumar does not want to get caught in the lockdown like last time.

Vinod Kumar from Uttar Pradesh says, “I do housekeeping work. Was in Surat during the corona epidemic last year. Got stuck during the lockdown. This time I’m already leaving so that I don’t get stuck again. 2 months payment Has also stopped. There is no work since 14-15 days. The contractor did not even come to ask whether you have money or not. Right now we just want to reach home as soon as possible. Right now we have a waiting ticket. No matter how we go lying, hanging on the window or the gate will go away.”

The pictures are some more…

People living in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have started returning to their homes again due to the fear of lockdown.

There are also many people who do not want to return to Mumbai now, because every time their life gets disrupted due to the lockdown.

There are queues at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, people are also sitting outside the station to get a place in a train.