My mood has changed from positive and cheerful to one of shock and apprehension. Modi shut down India with no regard for his people. He then asked for forgiveness. How dare he perpetrate such an injustice without regard to their welfare and ability to cope. And then the utter humiliation of hosing them down with disinfectant. I am speechless and fearful for them but also feel the powerlessness of individuals who are faced with bad decisions and bad leaders. We seem to have a lot of that in the world right now, Trump, Bolsonaro and Modi. He has set off a mass migration away from the capital but the choices for these people are not washing hands or staying at home, it's not having a home, a living wage or food to feed their families with. So they head to where they have come from and in so doing, in so walking the hundreds of miles to get there, risk their lives, the lives of their families and the strong possibility that some may also take Covid - 19 with them. So in shutting India down he has unleashed a bigger threat of spreading the virus to the whole of the sub continent as crowds gather at bus stops, train stations and on the road. Heartbroken for all of India.
Please read this excellent report by Shahid Tantray and Ahan Penkar https://caravanmagazine.in/amp/labour/in-photos-migrant-workers-face-police-violence-and-hunger-escaping-delhi-during-lockdown?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR1U4excKjfMvGuNlshm0H6mnk-iKNixakBtCeN6US9TCYMmdNj1-K9-7ok
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