85% of migrant workers in Karnataka come from Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, WB, UP: Govt data
Bengaluru: Karnataka is home to nearly a lakh registered migrant workers from across India, with 85% of them originating from just six states, namely, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh, according to Labour Department data, cited by Deccan Herald on Sunday.
Although the Labour Department has not conducted a survey to determine the actual number of migrant workers residing in the state, official figures are drawn from employer-submitted data under various laws. As per this information, 78,289 workers are employed across Karnataka through interstate migration.
In addition, 18,865 workers are registered with the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. This registration reportedly enables them to access a range of welfare benefits, including financial support for healthcare, children's education, and marriage.
These 97,154 migrants are from all Indian states, but most of them hail from Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Also, most of these migrant workers are concentrated in Bengaluru which continues to attract labourers due to its relatively higher wages and better quality of life, added the report.
The issue of migrant workers was recently raised in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly during the monsoon session by Rajajinagar MLA S. Kumar. He expressed concerns about their integration and alleged links to rising crime. “I wanted to know what kind of a life they lead in Bengaluru. They don’t mingle, they don’t learn the [Kannada] language and succumb to addictions like gutka. I intend to know how we should take care of them,” DH quoted him as saying.
The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act mandates that contractors bringing in workers from other states must register them with the government. It also obliges employers to ensure equal pay, defined working hours, accommodation, and other essential amenities for these workers.
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Pak police registers case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on LeT co-founder
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Lahore (PTI): Pakistan's Punjab Police on Friday registered a case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza, who suffered bullet injuries in the attack in Lahore.
On Thursday, two unidentified gunmen riding on a bike opened fire on the vehicle of the private TV channel 24NewsHD TV, owned by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, on Peco Road in Lahore near the TV channel's office.
In the attack, Hamza suffered bullet injuries.
"The FIR has been registered against unidentified gunmen, but it is sealed forthwith," a senior police officer told PTI.
He said the intelligence agencies have taken over this case from the police, and they are currently investigating the matter.
The channel's religious programme host Justice (retd.) Nazir Ahmed Ghazi and Hamza were in the vehicle when it was attacked. Hamza was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Punjab police on Friday said that "upon receiving information about the incident, the SSP Operations immediately reached the scene and a high alert was imposed in the area. SSP Operations Tauqeer Naeem also met the affected individuals. Thankfully, all present in the vehicle remained safe during the firing."
It further said senior police officers of the Township and Chung, along with a heavy police contingent, were present at the scene.
"Police collected evidence from the site and initiated an investigation. Efforts to arrest the suspects are underway using CCTV footage and geo-fencing techniques. Search and sweep operations are being conducted at various locations, with scrutiny of suspicious individuals ongoing," police said.
It added that those involved in the incident will be traced and arrested soon.
The police sources said that Hamza has been shifted to his residence in Jauhar Town, Lahore, where police and agency personnel met him.
The leadership of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political front of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD), including Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed, also called on him.
TV host retired Justice Ghazi, who remained unhurt in the attack, remained a legal counsel for Hafiz Saeed, they said.
The PMML has strongly condemned the attack on Hamza and demanded that those involved in the incident be arrested immediately.
Hamza is regarded as LeT's second most important leader after its chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2019 after getting convicted for several years in terror financing cases.
Hamza has been designated as a terrorist by the US. In the past, he served as the head of LeT's "special campaigns" department.
In 2018, Hamza formed a fundraising group for the LeT following a ban on the JuD and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation by the Pakistani government.
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