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JALANDHAR: Sanitation workers and other staffers of the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation (JMC) suspended their strike on Thursday following intervention of Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh. As Pargat was going to the JMC office, they asked him to listen to their grievances. Later, Pargat also attended a meeting in which Jalandhar mayor Jagdish Raj Raja, senior MC officials and representatives of different departments also participated.He told the officials of the building branch to give correct reports in all 93 cases. They were on strike to demand release of salaries and revocation of suspension of nine officials of the building branch of Jalandhar civic body.Congress MLA Pargat, however, made it clear again that no official found guilty in the detailed inquiry would be spared. As a few officials hinted at political pressure he asked not to heed to any pressure as ultimately they would be facing action in case of any wrongdoing..