MCD strike: Satyendra Jain calls for emergency meeting

In view of doctors now joining the indefinite protest by the MCD workers who are agitating over the non-payment of their dues, Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satyendra Jain on Sunday called for an emergency meeting.

Jain has called the meeting at his residence at 9:30 am where members from the Health Ministry will also join the discussion to tackle to crisis.

Before the emergency meet, Jain is also set to meet the North and East MCD commissioners at 9 am.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be seen taking to the streets to clear up the growing pile of garbage across the national capital.

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel will lead a team in Shahdara while Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will get to work in Patparpanj.

AAP ministers Kapil Mishra and Imran Hussain will also be seen in action at Karawal Nagar and Ballimaran respectively.

Earlier, Jain set up a task force to clean up the piling garbage across the national capital and deployed around 100 trucks with ten workers each to clean up the city.

The indefinite strike by the MCD workers has entered its fifth day today as they have shown no signs of backing down from their agitation so far.