New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Members of the Delhi Sanitation Workers Union will keep their small garbage collection vehicles, called auto-tippers, off the roads from Monday to demand the arrest of the accused who stabbed their co-worker, compensation for his family and a government job for one of his relatives.
The union members said they will visit auto-tipper depots across Delhi to stop operations and will also likely hold a protest on Monday.
“If his family is not given a job or if they do not arrest the accused, we will shut down auto-tippers across Delhi from tomorrow,” said Karan Singh Mahroliya, a member of the union.
He said the auto-tippers would resume operations only after compensation was provided to the bereaved family.
The protest follows the death of Anil, a 27-year-old contractual sanitation worker engaged by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi through a private company, who was allegedly stabbed in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri on Sunday.
According to police, Anil was attacked with a knife and suffered serious injuries. He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Police were examining CCTV footage and other evidence to identify the accused and establish the motive behind the killing.
Anil’s family had alleged that they were initially informed by police that he had met with an accident. On reaching the spot, they came to know that he had allegedly been stabbed. The family said he had no known enmity with anyone.
Several sanitation workers subsequently staged a dharna in support of their demands.
Mahroliya said sanitation workers frequently face assaults and alleged that workers injured while performing their duties were not always provided adequate assistance.
“Officials do not support the workers at any level. When a sanitation worker is assaulted, no official even reaches the police station. Only the Sanitation Workers Union stands with them,” he said and also mentioned the lack of help post-COVID-19 pandemic.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi said it would ensure compensation to Anil’s family, and that its representatives had visited the family to convey the assurance.
The worker’s body had not been taken for post-mortem till Sunday evening, officials said. PTI MSJ AMJ AMJ AMJ
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