Wooed with sops, migrants now ready to forgive, forget

They had trudged hundreds of kilometres home from the cities, jobless and uncared for as Covid snapped at their heels and the lockdown sapped them of their meagre savings. The pandemic continues to rage, but the boot is now on the other foot. Unlock 4.0 has showered on migrant labourers from UP, Bihar, Bengal and Jharkhand privileges they couldn’t have dreamt of.