Fortnight of Chaos

    Punjab State’s three corporations and all the municipal committees’ Safai Karamcharis were on strike from 7th March 2011 onwards till 21st March, 2011. They had few demands but there major demand was to permanent Safai Karamcharis which are temporary, on daily basis and working as contract employees, but state government keep on neglecting there demands and strike, so it resultants throughout state scenes of pile of waste materials whether it is in streets or in open places, due to this experts, health department and public were scared that delay of few more days from government can become hazardous for the health of public and can create chaos in the state, so life was under the clouds of speculations and danger of epidemic in the state due to stomach disease’ like jaundice and fever which would be havoc. Striking employees declared there strike will continue until and unless there demands not met by the state government, with every passing day of strike it was intolerable situation for the general public as government had not arrange alternative of it and stacks of waste material in the streets and open places’, it started stench, so government officials scum to public pressure and health authorities and after the gap of fortnight, step ahead and invites leaders of striking unions leaders, accepted there demands of making all the employees of Safai and sewerage permanent, thus it ends the chaos in the state. 
    On 7th March, 2011 Safai Karamcharis of Punjab State’s all municipal committees and corporations went on strike and announced until and unless there demands not accepted by the state government they will remain on strike for indefinite period, beside other demands they had main demand of making permanent Safai and sewerage Karamcharis, they had support of seven unions, during the period of strike news keep on publishing in the newspapers in which they use to visit there areas office of municipal committees or corporations but just to protest against the government and had gate rallies in anticipation to pressure state government. Watching the strike period of Safai Karamcharis getting increase, due to state government behaviour of keep on ignoring there strike, in the absence of alternative arrangements plus pile of waste material lying here and there, that started stench and unbearable situation for the local residents of state along with warning from health department of state of epidemic, public step ahead to clean there surrounding areas but Safai Karamcharis which were on strike not allowed people to clean there vicinities, and in some places of state it had taken ugly scenes and police authorities jumps to avoid these scenes’ into clashes but at some places’ it was reported that police authorities used tear gases shells to disperse both parties. Then later on taking there strike pitch further with other basic services of state’s like blocking the sewerage system and disrupting water supply plus also spread waste material on roads. Considering this Punjab Civil Medical Services Associations request government to accept the demand and if it won’t end soon then state has danger of coming under the trap of epidemic, so on 21st march ,2011, state government’s local Civic Bodies Minster, Mr. Manoranjan Kalia calls leaders of striking employees, after discussion with there leaders, state government bend and accepted each and every demands, hence Safai Karamcharis calls off there strike and announce they will do extra efforts to clean the state very soon and there striking period will be treated as leave.
    Certainly as now strike is over, it’s the duties and liabilities of the employees to give there services they are meant for as reports often keep on pouring of skipping off employees from there duties, but government also needs to check these employees on its behalf.