KOLHAPUR: The members of the Aam Aadmi Party (
AAP
) met
Kolhapur municipal
admininstrator Dr Kadambari Balkawade seeking approval for the demand of the
civic staff
to get advance pay for
Diwali festival as they have been working day and night in the Covid period.
Sandip Desai, Western Maharashta head of AAP, said, “As per state government rule, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation workers are allowed to take advance amount of Rs 12,500, which is later recovered from their salaries over the next 10 months. Still, the civic administration is saying that only Rs 8,000 can be taken as advance. This is unjust.”
After the meeting, Desai added that the administration has assured them that if goods and services tax grant is received, then this will definitely be considered.
“If any decision is not taken till October 26, then we will be conducting a 'Thaalinaad' andolan outside KMC building,” he said.
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