Gujarat: Workers protest, pelt stones at Diamond Bourse office, demand to return home

New Delhi: A large number of labourers on Tuesday protested and pelted stones at the office of Diamond Bourse in Surat, alleging that they were made to work amid Coronavirus Lockdown in India which has been extended up to May 3.

Workers pelted stones at the office of Diamond Bourse and demanded that they should be sent back to their native places. Police reached the spot and took note of their grievances. The police also tried to pacify the protestors by explaining the current lockdown situation.

Gujarat: Labourers protested and pelted stones at the office of Diamond Bourse in Surat, alleging that they were made to work amid #CoronavirusLockdown. Workers also demanded that they be sent back to their native places. pic.twitter.com/RmOVZaRumZ

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Migrant workers, across the country, have been stranded at their places of work. They have also been seeking permission to go back to their native places amid the lockdown which has been extended till May 3. (ANI)