Karnal & Rohtak, May 12 -- The ongoing strike by sanitation workers under the civic bodies in the state entered Day 11 on Monday, leaving the roads in several towns and cities choked with garbage. According to reports, nearly 30,000 sanitation workers associated with the municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipal committees have been on strike since May 1, disrupting garbage collection, street sweeping, sewer cleaning and other civic services. The workers' bodies on Monday took out marches and submitted memorandums to local MLAs and mayors. Women workers in several districts staged a "Thali bajao, sarkar jagao" protest, urging the government to heed their demands, which include regularisation of contractual staff, implementation of minimum wages, and fulfilment of long-pending demands. Employee unions claim that they had to start the stir after talks with the state government failed to resolve their demands. Mukul Kumar, director general, urban local bodies Haryana said that efforts are being made to resolve the issues of sanitation workers as early as possible. The Opposition led by the Congress and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) slammed the state government for its apathy in resolving the stand-off with contractual sanitation workers. INLD patron, Sampat Singh said in a statement that the government's "Swachh Bharat" and "Smart City" campaigns have now been reduced to mere slogans and showpieces. Addressing the striking workers in Hisar, Singh said that the state government should immediately hold talks with the leaders of sanitation employees and resolve their grievances. "Due to the stubborn and insensitive attitude of the state government, around 40,000 contractual sanitation workers working in 88 municipal bodies have been on strike for the past 11 days. But the government has failed to initiate a meaningful dialogue with them,'' he said. Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the demands of the striking employees were legitimate. "Piles of garbage have accumulated everywhere, creating a threat of the outbreak of diseases. The BJP government has turned a blind eye to the crisis," he said....