Bengaluru: Opposition leader Siddaramaiah has criticised Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's request to workers to stay back to help development works in the state, calling it an inhuman act.
The former chief minister commented in his series of tweets on Wednesday.
“Would the workers have turned desperate to return home if the builders and industrialists cared for their needs during the lockdown period? The state government had turned a blind eye to the problems of the workers then, but is now forcing them to stay back in the state,” he pointed out.
“The way the government has expressed worry that industries and building construction will face problems if the workers return home, it looks like the chief minister has planned to sacrifice the poor workers for the welfare of other people,” Siddaramaiah criticised.
“The workers had no proper food or residence during the 40-day lockdown and have been irked by it. They should be provided train facility to travel to their native places before they express their fury,” he has urged Yediyurappa.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
