Delhi protest: Daily wage workers prevented from reaching workplace

Mukesh Chauhan, 47, who works as an electrician at a work site in central Delhi, was stopped at the Nizamuddin barricade, while he was going to work on his motorbike. | Photo Credit: Nikhil M. Babu

Migrant daily wage labourers and staff working in Khan Market and the surrounding areas were unable to reach their workplaces as police turned them away from Nizamuddin. The labourers and workers, who are mostly employed in small shops or construction areas did not possess any valid identity cards and were unable to prove their identity to security personnel.

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Devender Chauhan, 41, on a scooter along with his wife was stopped at the barricade in Nizamuddin.

“She works at a cafe in central Delhi. Look at her uniform; the company’s name is written here, but they are not allowing us to go,” he said