Sanitation supervisors and workers employed by the Sonbarsha Raj Nagar Panchayat in Saharsa district submitted an application to the Executive Engineer on Thursday, outlining their various demands. The workers are demanding timely salary payments, the deposit of EPF amounts deducted over the past six months into their respective accounts, and an increase in their monthly salary to Rs 15,000.

The sanitation workers stated that they face significant financial difficulties due to irregular salary payments. They have demanded that salary payments be ensured between the 5th and 10th of each month. Additionally, they appealed for the re-employment of new sanitation workers. The workers have issued a clear warning that if their demands are not addressed promptly, all sanitation workers will go on an indefinite strike starting from the 11th of the month.

In response, Executive Engineer Naveen Kumar stated that he has not yet received any such application. The workers who submitted the application include Biran Mallik, Rajkumar Mallik, Ranjit Mallik, Bijendra Mallik, Jojan Mallik, Amar Mallik, Manish Kumar Singh, Murari Singh, and Madhav Kumar Singh, among others.