Chennai: Actor Prakash Raj, a bitter critic of the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has raised a question on the migrant exodus crisis that unfolded amid the lockdown.
In a tweet today, the actor, who contested in last year’s Lok Sabha polls from Bengaluru, addressed Mr Atmanirbhar’, an apparent reference to Modi who introduced the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) during an address to the nation amid the pandemic.
‘Dear Mr. #Atmanirbhar You have a network which can ferry lakhs of people with food n expenses on buses n trucks for every single election meeting of yours across the country. If half of it was pressed to service my walking countrymen would have reached their homes #JustAsking,’ he tweeted.
Migrant exodus has emerged the biggest crisis during the lockdown.
A few days ago, passing verdict on a suo motu case related to the migrant labourer woes, the Supreme court directed the government to ensure that all stranded migrant workers are transported back to home States within 15 days.