MCD sanitation workers got salaries and Diwali bonus worth Rs 23 cr, kejriwal

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday, October 30 claimed that all MCD sanitation workers have received their salaries, along with a Diwali bonus, before the end of the month for the first time.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi, Kejriwal



announced that Rs 23 crore in Diwali bonuses and salaries have been credited into the accounts of around 64,000 sanitation workers.

He alleged that salaries were frequently delayed by six to eight months during the previous BJP rule in the MCD and often required protests by workers.