BJP on Sunday appealed to sanitation workers and medical staff of MCD to end their strike in the “larger interest of the people of Delhi” or, at least, modify the nature of protest to ensure basic sanitation and health services.
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Whilst the blame game continues between Aam Admi Party (AAP)-ruled Delhi government and the Bhararitya Janta Party (BJP)-ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Congress is also trying garner the attention of Delhiites by blaming both BJP and AAP for the inconvenience being caused to people in the national capital.
“This will facilitate immediate release of salaries to sanitation workers, teachers and doctors by the North and East Delhi Municipal Corporations”, he added.
Extending support to striking MCD workers demanding dues, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today hoped that “some solution” will emerge after the High Court hears the matter next week.
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.
“We are going to meet Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday afternoon to discuss the whole issue”, he said.
The public works department of the city government has deployed 93 vehicles to clean garbage dumps. The civic body said the workers were being paid timely salaries every month and there was no salary-related problems.
Besides Sisodia, Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra, PWD Minister Satyendra Jain and Assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel participated joined in the cleanliness drive in their respective constituencies. He said the government is looking for a “permanent solution” to the problem.
He said the workers had a right to get their salaries.
The BJP has accused the AAP-controlled Delhi government of starving the civic corporations of funds, leading to the present crisis.
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Mr. Sisodia said that the government has already provided funds to the corporations, which should have been sufficient to provide salaries to its employees but the corporations are asking for more money.
