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Hoshiarpur, May 26

Sanitation workers of the Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation went on a day-long strike seeking fulfilment of the demands raised by the Safai Mazdoor Union. The workers, led by union president Raja Hans and Safai Karmachari Commission constituency in-charge Kamal Bhatti, went on a strike and presented their demands to the Mayor and other officials.

Raja Hans and Kamal Bhatti said on the one hand, the government and the MC are not paying any heed to the demands of the sanitation workers and on the other hand, new orders were being issued to add to their woes. They said as some officials had been deployed for attendance and other arrangements of the workers in the MC, then why should they report to the Councillors. “This will also make them more prone to exploitation. Therefore, this decision is not acceptable,” they said.

Mayor Surinder Kumar heard the demands of the union and assured them that their problems would be resolved within a week. On the Mayor’s assurance, the union decided unanimously that if their problems were not resolved within a week, they would be forced to go on strike again.