Amid coronavirus lockdown, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood helps migrant workers, arranges buses for them in Mumbai to travel back to their homes in Karnataka. Due to covid-19 pandemic entire nation has been lockdown, and citizens are asked to stay at home.
In these pandemic crisis, the worst-affected section of people in India are the laborers and migrant workers. Due to lockdown, these workers are unable to reach their respective homes, several workers walking back to reach their homes as their is no transport facility.
In between all of this, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has came out to help migrant workers. The actor organises buses for them, so, they can reach back to their home.
The buses left from Thane, Maharashtra to Gulbarga, Karnataka. A video of the actor seeing off these migrant workers shared on social media.
Take a Look at the video shared by a twitter user:
Sonu revealed to IANS, “I strongly believe that in the current times when we are all facing this global health calamity, every Indian deserves to be with their families and dear ones. I’ve taken official permissions from the Maharashtra and Karnataka Governments to help these migrants reach home in about ten buses.”
The actor also added, “The Maharashtra government officials were very helpful in terms of organizing the paperwork and a special mention to the Karnataka government for welcoming the migrants back home. It was really moving for me to watch these migrants walking on roads including the little kids and old parents. I shall continue doing the same for other states as well to the best of my abilities.”