Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that his government will re-open temples, mosques and churches in the state after May 31.
"We are going to open temples, mosques and churches in the state after May 31, he said while speaking to media in Bengaluru.
The Chief Minister added that the "guidelines will be followed" as suggested by experts for opening the worship places.
"We have no objections to open malls and cinema halls, but we are waiting for the guidelines of the central government, Prime Minister will take decisions to allow malls and cinemas to open," he added.
Yediyurappa has said that people from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will not be allowed in the state till May 31.
Migrant workers gather at Bengaluru Nelamangala Highway in protest amid lockdown
Migrant workers or guest workers, call them by any name but the photos of them struggling to get home have been heart-wrenching. In Bengaluru, migrant workers gathered at Bengaluru Nelamangala Highway to protest. They said they would not disperse till they got some clarity on when and how they would be able to board trains, buses to head home. The lockdown had already taken away their jobs, they didn't want to wait endlessly to suffer the added burden of hunger and uncertainty. Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCLOn Monday, about 5000 guest workers came out in protest after being stranded for days. The protesters, who were sent to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, gathered at Bengaluru Nelamangala Highway. The guest workers started protesting after the authorities failed to update them about their journey back home. Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCLGuest workers from Bihar walked about 40 km to reach Bengaluru railway station. Bablu Kumar, a guest worker, told Mirror, "We stay in Jigani. On Sunday morning, we were asked to leave immediately to the railway station as the government was arranging trains for us to go home. Many of us, men, women and children, walked to the City railway station. On Sunday night, we were given food by some volunteers and we spent the night at the Majestic bus stand, hoping that there would be a train for us on Monday. But on Monday morning, all of us were asked to walk to Freedom Park with no information about why they were taking us to that place." Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCLAnother guest worker from Bihar informed that they were given food at Freedom Park and was told by the authority that it would take time to make arrangements for trains. The guest workers were then taken to BIEC in buses and were asked to wait further. Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCL4) Due to lack of clarity, the workers decided to protest and came on to the highway. The crowd of people also defied the social distancing norms advised by the experts. The guest workers also said that they will not move from the highway unless and until the government made arrangements for them to head home. Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCLAnother guest worker from Jaipur told Mirror that he received a message at 10:30 pm on Sunday that people who intend to leave for Jaipur must reach Gate 2 at Palace Grounds on Monday morning. While the ticket fare of Rs 1000 mentioned in the message, there was no instruction on how the workers would reach the Palace Grounds. The guest worker named Nirmad and his friends started walking from their homes at 2 am on Monday. After changing two buses, they reached Palace Grounds at 6.30 am, where they found over 2,000 people had already gathered. Nirmad informed that they had filled details about their whereabouts and health and after that were issued tickets. Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCLMany guest workers also stated that they found it difficult to arrange money as they have been jobless for last few weeks. Guest worker Tilak said, "We borrowed from whomever we could. I saw some people pleading others to give them money at Palace Grounds.” Photo by Anantha Subramanyam K/ MMCL
