Bhopal Sanitation Workers Call Off Strike After Assurance From MoS Krishna Gaur; Will Meet CM Mohan Yadav To Discuss Demands | VIDEO
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) sanitation workers called off their three-day strike on Friday. The decision comes after Minister of State Krishna Gaur met their union representatives on Dhanteras and assured them that the state government would take serious cognisance of their long-pending demands. The municipal sanitation workers are scheduled to meet Chief Minister…
Bhopal's sanitation workers have ended their three-day strike following assurances from Minister of State Krishna Gaur on Dhanteras. The municipal workers had threatened to continue the strike until the state government addressed their long-standing demands.
Krishna Gaur met with the sanitation workers' union representatives and promised the state government would take their concerns seriously. The sanitation workers will now meet Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in the evening to further discuss their demands, which include job regularisation and a minimum monthly salary of Rs 25,000.
The withdrawal of the strike has provided much-needed relief to residents across Madhya Pradesh. Around 1 lakh sanitation workers across several cities had gone on strike, causing garbage collection and waste management services to be disrupted. Streets in Bhopal, particularly in New Market, Kohefiza, the Old City, and other localities, were filled with massive piles of uncollected garbage, leading to concerns over cleanliness and public hygiene.
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