Against right to freedom of movement: DKShi on Yogi's plan for permission from state to hire local workers

Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar on Tuesday, May 26 condemning Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s move that no state can take manpower from Uttar Pradesh without his government’s permission said that it is against the right to freedom of movement.

Shivakumar said, “Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s move to restrict hiring people of Uttar Pradesh is unconstitutional and goes against the right to freedom of movement. Mr Yogi, please note that UP is not the private property of your govt. The people of Uttar Pradesh don’t need your government’s permission to work anywhere in India.”

He further added, “Yogi doesn’t understand the basic rules of governance in a democracy. Such actions lack common sense and will only make the people of Uttar Pradesh suffer more. When it’s convenient for BJP, it’s One Nation, when it’s not, it’s different states and different people. Heights of hypocrisy.”

Chief Minister Adityanath had said that any state that wants migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh back has to seek permission from the government and need to ensure their socio-legal-monetary rights.

Upset that migrant labourers were “not properly taken care of” by various states in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, Adityanath said, “These workers are our biggest resource and will give them employment in Uttar Pradesh as state government is going to set up a commission for their employment.”

“They are our people… and if some states want them back, they have to seek permission from the state government,” Adityanath said in an interaction with the RSS-affiliated publications ‘Panchjanya’ and ‘Organiser’.