Some dues paid, but stir on

NEW DELHI: Following large-scale protests by sanitation workers, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday evening released their salaries for the month of February. However, the employees refused to call off their strike citing non-payment of dues.

"We have released their salaries for the month of February. It is evident that EDMC is going through a financial crisis, yet arrangements have been made to release their salaries. Now, we expect them to get back to work,'' said Amit Yadav, commissioner of East corporation.

The sanitation workers also threatened to intensify their strike. "We will intensify the strike from Monday,'' said Rajender Mewati, president of Delhi Pradesh Safai Madoor Union.

Earlier in the day, some sanitation workers had dumped garbage on Vikas Marg near Laxmi Nagar and neighbouring areas, leading massive traffic jams.

"The main road was jammed for nearly two hours. In the fight between sanitation staff and civic agencies, it is we who are suffering. The dhalaos are overflowing and in some areas, the workers have dumped garbage on the main road," said Kapil, a resident of Laxmi Nagar.

Traffic police personnel said movement of vehicles was affected due to waste dumped on the main road. "The traffic flow was affected for nearly 2-3 hours,'' said a police officer.

Apologizing for the inconvenience caused to common people, Mewati said, "We don't want to cause any inconvenience to public. But we will not withdraw our protest till the corporations pay us. Most of us have not got salaries for the past two-three months. How will we survive without money? The Delhi government and municipal corporations have to find out a way to pay salaries, else we won't work."

Some of the sanitation staff protested outside AAP MLA Nitin Tyagi's residence. "He misbehaved with one worker and got him arrested. From Monday onwards, we will protest outside CM Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia's residences. We will dump garbage outside their houses. Even Mayors and other municipal officials won't be spared,'' added Mewati.

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