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Striking MCD staff warn Delhi government they will step up garbage war

By Sneha Agrawal

Published: 18:45 EDT, 31 January 2016 | Updated: 04:15 EDT, 1 February 2016



If one lakh auto rickshaw drivers played a crucial role in the Aam Aadmi Party’s grand victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, 1.5 lakh-odd sanitation workers may now upset the party’s applecart in the upcoming municipal elections.

Striking sanitation workers and thousands of other employees have warned the Delhi government and BJP-led MCDs to immediately address their grievances, failing which they will intensify the protest.

Stepping up the attack, workers also warned the government not to clean roads and threatened them with ‘serious repercussions’. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia took part in a cleanliness drive in his constituency Patparganj

The MCD workers’ strike, which entered its fifth day, has intensified after the state government deployed its work force to clean Delhi’s roads. The move has further irked sanitation workers, who say that the government has the funds to get roads clean but no money to pay their salaries.

A leader of the striking sanitation workers’ union said the ruling political parties in Delhi - the BJP and AAP - will have to pay a heavy price if they continue to ignore the interest of MCD employees.

“All employees of the three municipal corporations are together fighting for our interest. The Delhi government and BJPruled corporations are fighting for their political gain but this could cost them dear. If they continue ignoring our demands, they will pay a heavy price,” he said.




“The state government, BJP-run MCD, and the Centre are responsible for this crisis. In their attempt to pass the buck they are playing with the lives of workers. The protest can soon take an unpleasant turn. This is the first time that such a crisis has arisen over the  issue of salary in the Capital,” said Rajender Mewati, general secretary of the United Front of MCD Employees.

Mewati said it is unconstitutional on the part of the state government to outsource the basic services of the MCD when so many workers are already assigned for the task.

As the situation worsened, AAP workers led by MLAs and Delhi ministers joined the PWD taskforce which has been pressed into action to shift garbage to landfill sites, particularly in East and North Delhi where the strike has had maximum impact.

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who took part in a cleanliness drive in his Patparganj constituency, alleged a salary scam in the corporations.






