If not for obhab (want), why would we leave our birthplace? If not for threats from locals and the fear of starvation, why would we rush back home? #MigrantDiaries 
I’m Tinku Sheikh, a ‘rajmistri’ (expert mason/foreman) from West Bengal, working in Mumbai. I left behind elderly parents, an ailing wife and a 4 year old daughter. #MigrantDiaries
When the lockdown was extended for the first time we feared starvation. That’s when CJP came to our aid & provided us rations. I will never forget what they did for us.
But then we were threatened and forced to flee Mumbai. Read all about our an arduous journey back home:
cjp.org.in/migrant-diarie…
cjp.org.in/migrant-diarie…
63 of us travelled 4 days in an open truck, taking turns to sit during the day and piling on top of each other, as we slept at night. Social distancing was a luxury we couldn’t afford. I’m finally back home now. #MigrantDiaries
