PANJIM, June 1 -- It is not uncommon to watch migrant workers walking down the streets of our towns and villages, returning to their make-shift shelters after a hard day's work, with a smile on their faces and hope in their hearts of returning another day for labour and wages. What turned out to be a total different story of the migrants, following the sudden and unannounced lockdown in the country, in the wake of the corona virus pandemic, was for all to witness as these same brethren who sweated their guts out in rain or shine to build our roads, our homes and our cities were, at a critical time, virtually left high and dry to fend for themselves.
The gruelling ordeal of men, women and children walking for miles together in the swelteri...