Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- A day after the 10-day sanitation workers' strike ended, the municipal corporation's clean-up drive drew criticism from residents who alleged that roads linked to chief minister Bhagwant Mann's visit to Ludhiana on Sunday were cleared on priority, while garbage continued to pile up across several residential localities.

The strike was called off on August 1, a day before the chief minister's scheduled visit to inaugurate two Schools of Eminence in the city.

Residents claimed that garbage was cleared overnight from stretches around Pratap Chowk and Cheema Chowk, which were part of the chief minister's route. However, heaps of waste continued to litter neighbourhoods including Model Town, Dugri, Gill Road near Arora Pa...