INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
garbage strewn around on roads as East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) sanitation workers continued with their strike over non-payment of
their dues on Friday.Complaining of inconvenience caused due to the piling up of garbage, a local resident told ANI, "There are piles of
When we go to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials, they say they are on strike as they are not getting their
salaries."Expressing concern, another resident said that people will soon start falling ill if the situation remains the same
"If it remains like this then people will soon start falling ill
MCD needs to understand the situation and take the garbage away
The government should intervene to resolve the problem."The sanitation workers have been on a strike since past few days
On Thursday, they also staged a protest near the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Taking note of this matter, Mr Kejriwal
tweeted holding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responsible for the situation
He said that the BJP has "misled" the sanitation workers
"I am going to talk to them and present facts before them
They have to protest every two months to get their salaries," he tweeted.
