Sanitation Workers Strike

The officials at Andhra Pradesh's famous Tirumala temple today wielded brooms instead of pens, a week after nearly a thousand sanitation workers went on a flash strike without notice over alleged pay discrepancy.

North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said on Friday that salaries of sanitation workers had been released for the months of November and December, as he urged all striking employees to end the stir.

After nearly a month-long stir, sanitation workers of the cash-strapped EDMC ended their strike yesterday after the civic authority agreed to accept their demands, a union leader claimed.

Days after issuing a warning, the BJP-led EDMC yesterday terminated the services of 26 contractual sanitation workers and suspended 17 others, with immediate effect for allegedly "creating obstruction" in work, the civic body said.

The Supreme Court Monday said it was "unfortunate and tragic" that the centre was not prepared to "make any payment at all" to resolve the crisis arising out of the strike by sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation over regular payment of salaries.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today slammed the Centre, saying it would have "immediately waived loans" of "a few rich people" but not giving money for poor municipal sanitation workers who were on strike for the last three weeks.

As thousands of striking sanitation workers of the East civic body protested near at Jantar Mantar, they were stopped by the Delhi police from taking their agitation to the parliament. In the visuals of the protest, the policemen can be seen using force to stop protesters from marching ahead.

BJP has "misled" the sanitation workers, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

After thousands of sanitation workers of the East civic body protested near the Delhi chief minister's home, Arvind Kejriwal has agreed to meet them. Will tell them the "truth", he tweeted.

The Delhi government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it would release Rs 500 crore within two days to civic bodies, which will help resolve crisis that has arisen due to the ongoing strike by sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation over regular payment of salaries and regularisation of workers.

The several strikes by sanitation workers in the national capital in the past have seen the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which runs the government, and the BJP, which heads the civic bodies in Delhi, blaming each other for the mess. But the Supreme Court wants to clear the confusion.

The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government to release within three days the arrears of sanitation workers of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), who are on indefinite strike since Wednesday.

Garbage and civic problems seem to be mounting for the residents of east Delhi ahead of Diwali as the indefinite strike by a large section of municipal sanitation workers of the area entered its second day today.

For east Delhi residents, this Diwali season would mean a stench-filled air, as scores of municipal sanitation workers today went on an indefinite strike over various issues, including over not getting salaries

A section of East Delhi sanitation workers last night called off their five-day-old strike after receiving two months' salaries, raising hopes that the health threats emanating from tonnes of garbage lying in residential areas will soon end.

The officials at Andhra Pradesh's famous Tirumala temple today wielded brooms instead of pens, a week after nearly a thousand sanitation workers went on a flash strike without notice over alleged pay discrepancy.

North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said on Friday that salaries of sanitation workers had been released for the months of November and December, as he urged all striking employees to end the stir.

After nearly a month-long stir, sanitation workers of the cash-strapped EDMC ended their strike yesterday after the civic authority agreed to accept their demands, a union leader claimed.

Days after issuing a warning, the BJP-led EDMC yesterday terminated the services of 26 contractual sanitation workers and suspended 17 others, with immediate effect for allegedly "creating obstruction" in work, the civic body said.

The Supreme Court Monday said it was "unfortunate and tragic" that the centre was not prepared to "make any payment at all" to resolve the crisis arising out of the strike by sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation over regular payment of salaries.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today slammed the Centre, saying it would have "immediately waived loans" of "a few rich people" but not giving money for poor municipal sanitation workers who were on strike for the last three weeks.

As thousands of striking sanitation workers of the East civic body protested near at Jantar Mantar, they were stopped by the Delhi police from taking their agitation to the parliament. In the visuals of the protest, the policemen can be seen using force to stop protesters from marching ahead.

BJP has "misled" the sanitation workers, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

After thousands of sanitation workers of the East civic body protested near the Delhi chief minister's home, Arvind Kejriwal has agreed to meet them. Will tell them the "truth", he tweeted.

The Delhi government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it would release Rs 500 crore within two days to civic bodies, which will help resolve crisis that has arisen due to the ongoing strike by sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation over regular payment of salaries and regularisation of workers.

The several strikes by sanitation workers in the national capital in the past have seen the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which runs the government, and the BJP, which heads the civic bodies in Delhi, blaming each other for the mess. But the Supreme Court wants to clear the confusion.

The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government to release within three days the arrears of sanitation workers of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), who are on indefinite strike since Wednesday.

Garbage and civic problems seem to be mounting for the residents of east Delhi ahead of Diwali as the indefinite strike by a large section of municipal sanitation workers of the area entered its second day today.

For east Delhi residents, this Diwali season would mean a stench-filled air, as scores of municipal sanitation workers today went on an indefinite strike over various issues, including over not getting salaries

A section of East Delhi sanitation workers last night called off their five-day-old strike after receiving two months' salaries, raising hopes that the health threats emanating from tonnes of garbage lying in residential areas will soon end.