More than 200 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) workers on Friday morning gheraoed Delhi’s Transport and Rural Development Minister Gopal Rai residence-cum-office in northeast Delhi’s Babarpur and dumped garbage as their strike entered the third day. The protest outside Rai’s residence came a day after scores of agitated sanitation workers dumped garbage outside deputy CM Manish Sidodia’s office in Mayur Vihar, demanding immediate release of funds for their salaries.
The protesters also burnt Kejriwal’s effigy and claimed that their protests will continue till the Kejriwal-led Delhi government releases pay the money to municipal workers.
The protesters had given the Delhi government and the municipal corporation time till Friday to release their salaries, before they begin dumping garbage onto streets. The municipal corporations have a total employee strength of 1.3 lakh, including teachers, paramedical and administrative staff, engineers and sanitation workers, all of whom are on strike.
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