The workers of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) agreed to withdraw their protest on Tuesday after Minister for Urban Development and Town Planning Byrathi Suresh assured them that their demands would be met.
The Minister held a meeting at Vikasa Soudha with A. Amruth Raj, president of the State Municipal Corporation Employees’ Association, and Shadakshari, president of the Government Employees’ Association.
Their demands include comprehensive amendment to the General Appointment Rules of Municipal Corporations, 2011, to consider the employees of the municipal corporation as government employees and provision of group insurance scheme and group provident fund facilities to the officers/employees of the municipal corporations.
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Raj said the Minister had agreed to seven out of the eleven demands and gave assurances that the remaining four would also be addressed. Based on this, the workers decided to withdraw their strike.
“We called off the strike on July 13. This meeting served as a reassurance that the demands will be fulfilled,” Mr. Raj said.
Published – July 15, 2025 11:27 pm IST
