Ramaswami: In the villages of Punjab, the labour crisis caused by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is now leading to growing incidents of nepotism and bias. The prominent farmers and landlords in the villages are taking advantage of the crisis to engineer splits between social groups and communities. So far, it is estimated that about 11 lakh labourers are likely to migrate out of Punjab to their respective states. About 6 lakh of them are from only one region, Ludhiana. This year, the usual inflow of seasonal temporary labourers into Punjab around Vaisakhi also did not take place due to the lockdown. This paddy season, the farmers of Punjab remained dependent on regional labourers.