Rahul Gandhi Meets Striking Sanitation Workers in Delhi

Janjivan Bureau
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi met striking sanitation workers in East Delhi on Friday morning and assured them of his support for their stir for wages. East Delhi have turned into giant garbage dumps with a estimated 15,000 tons of waste rotting on roadsides in the sweltering summer heat.
About 12,000 sanitation workers or safai karamcharis in the capital have been on a strike for ten days now, refusing to work without being paid their salary – they haven’t been paid in two months.
You go to the Delhi Government, it says Centre is responsible. You go to the Centre, it says Delhi Government is responsible. These are all excuses and you will not get anything till you show your strength. And I want to make it clear that I will take your responsibility,” said Mr Gandhi, adding, “Call me whenever you need. I can be here for 15 days if you want.”
As the capital heads towards a massive public health crisis, the Congress said Mr Gandhi is meeting the safai karamcharis to express solidarity with them.