NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister, said on Wednesday that all sanitation workers received their wages and Diwali bonuses from the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) before the end of October.
Posting on his X account, Kejriwal extended Diwali wishes and congratulated the sanitation staff.

"Many congratulations to all the sanitation workers of Delhi Municipal Corporation. This is the first time in 18 years that they are getting their salary before the end of the month. Earlier, their salary used to be withheld for 7-8 months but now they get it before time, Kejriwal wrote on X.
"This time on the occasion of Diwali, MCD has sent the salary and Diwali bonus to all the sanitation workers before the end of the month so that everyone can celebrate Diwali happily with their family. I wish all the sanitation workers and their families a Happy Diwali," The AAP convenor added.
Earlier in the day, Arvind Kejriwal responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of the Delhi government for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme, stating that it was inappropriate to politicize public health issues.
"It is not right to speak wrongly on the issue of people's health. It is not right to do politics on this," said Arvind Kejriwal in a post on X.
In response to Prime Minister Modi's criticism, Kejriwal addressed the allegations regarding the non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat health insurance program. The Prime Minister had specifically called out Delhi and West Bengal administrations, stating they rejected the scheme due to "political interests."
Kejriwal pointed out several alleged discrepancies in the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana. He challenged Prime Minister Modi to examine and learn from the 'Delhi Model' of healthcare delivery.
"CAG found many irregularities in the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. In the states where Ayushman Yojana is implemented, to date I have not met a single person who has been treated under Ayushman Bharat," Kejriwal said.