Day Seven: East Delhi Municipal Corporation workers burn an e ffigy during their protest on Monday. | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravartymore-inThe strike by sanitation workers in Delhi, which started in east Delhi, is likely to spread to other parts of the city just days before Diwali. The sanitation workers’ unions in east Delhi have been on strike since October 11, but the workers of South and North Delhi Municipal Corporations also joined them on Monday. From the south corporation too, workers have joined from west and Najafgarh zones joined the protests. Swatantra Mazdoor Sayunkt Morcha, another union of sanitation workers in north and east Delhi, met Rakesh Kumar, leader of opposition (North Corporation) on Monday to discuss their proposition.

Source: The Hindu October 16, 2017 20:15 UTC