Finally, Telangana CM KCR has agreed for 47. 05 per cent hike of salaries of the GHMC sanitary workers and drivers on Thursday night. Around 24, 000 workers will benefit with this latest hike, which would be implemented from July month itself.

However, this is applicable to those workers only who join their duties following the orders of the government and those who have not joined duties on Thursday will be terminated from services immediately. CM KCR orders GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar to terminate those workers who were indulged in arson or misbehaved during strike period.

CM KCR has stated that he has granted 43 per cent hike to state government employees, 44 per cent to RTC employees and 47.05 per cent to GHMC sanitary workers only because he cares for them and respects their services. He blamed that some Andhra based political parties have provoked the GHMC workers to go on strike merely to defame the state government.

But, there are some questions that needs answers from him. If, he really cares for the sanitary workers, then why did he ignored their pleas for wage hike and their strike? If he really cares for them then why did he orders GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar to terminate some workers on different reasons?

He made it a practice to let the workers or employees continue their strike for a week or two and then grants one or two per cent addition to their demand, which he can do before they begin strike and could avert problems to the people. But, he is implementing this trick to win the hearts of the striking workers or employees.

At the same time he can fool the opposition parties with this trick. It can be seen how the T-Congress leaders humiliated when they staging dharna in front of Secretariat main entrance, while there was no GHMC worker around. TRS leaders asked them why they are staging dharna even after the sanitary workers discontinued their strike on Thursday itself.

CM KCR once again has tried to attack Andhra tag to TDP and YSRCP for supporting Telangana bandh call given by left parties. However, his peculiar idea of letting the workers and employees strike for a week or two and then increasing their wages more than their expectations is encouraging others also to go on strike and get more than what they demand.