Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the State government is sympathetic towards the grievances of pourakarmikas in various urban local bodies and their issues would be addressed at the earliest.
“We are sympathetic towards the problems of pourakarmikas and the State government is committed to redress them humanitarianly”, Mr Bommai told reporters before leaving for Hyderabad to participate in the BJP National Executive meet.
Sanitation workers, including pourakarmikas, UGD workers, sweepers and drivers, launched an indefinite strike in the State on Friday demanding that the government regularise the services of pourakarmikas serving with urban local bodies.