Sanitation Workers Stage Protest For Salaries At State Capital Amaravati

Sanitation workers in the CRCD region have taken it to the streets protesting in favor of demanding salaries. These include sanitation workers at Penumaka, Undavalli and other villages to protest for their salaries.

They could be seen on the streets holding placards and staging sit-ins as they request the government to release their salaries or pensions.

Local police reported that they didn’t receive their salaries from four months and demanding the government to immediately release the dues. All the families of these workers landed in financial problems, due to the holding of their salaries.

Speaking on the issue, TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh said, “the health and sanitation workers are risking out their lives and executing their duties during this COVID19 pandemic. It is very much visible that the State government already failed to provide Personal Protection Kits to sanitation workers which are increasing their risk for the virus. But still, they are attending their duties, many of the times stretching their usual working hours”.

He has also asked Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Administration BotchaSatyanarayana to pay salaries to the sanitation workers in CRDA.

He also quoted that it is the duty of concerned officials to release their dues on time so that they don’t suffer. Moreover, it was minimum responsibility on the part of the State government to provide salaries to the frontline warriors.