Protesting sanitation staff threaten to hold road blockades in Ludhiana today

Sanitation workers in Ludhiana threaten road blockades and garbage dumping as part of a statewide Punjab bandh protest.
The protest follows an alleged police lathicharge on sanitation workers in Barnala.
Vijay Danav, chairperson of the MC employees union, stated that garbage has not been lifted due to the strike.
Workers demand strict action against involved police personnel, regularization of contractual workers, and fulfillment of state government assurances.
The strike has already disrupted garbage collection and municipal services across Punjab, including Ludhiana.
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