Over 70,000 MCD Workers on Strike, Kejriwal to Announce a Solution

The striking workers of the MCD on Wednesday blocked major roads in Delhi throwing peak hour traffic out of gear.

The striking workers of the MCD blocked major roads in Delhi throwing peak hour traffic out of gear. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

The striking workers of Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday blocked major roads in the capital throwing peak hour traffic out of gear, even as the Delhi government suggested that the continuing protests, that have brought the city to its knees, were “political” and instigated by the BJP.

Commuters had a harrowing time as traffic came to a standstill in various parts of the city as sanitation workers blocked major thoroughfares such as the National Highway (NH) 24 and Vikas Marg among others. They dumped garbage and set tyres ablaze on the roads.

CM Kejriwal tweeted: