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Satish Ranjan used to work in Pune as a construction worker. When the pandemic hit, he was forced to return to his home in Madhya Pradesh, like the lakhs of migrant workers who were forced to return - many by foot ? as a consequence of the lockdown, which meant that they were suddenly out of a job. The 28-year-old told The Wire that he did not receive the Rs1,000 that was promised as assistance by the state government to daily wage workers who were stranded in other states. He also did not receive any food or ration from the government. This was partly what forced him to return home.
