Atishi Marlena, adviser to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, wondered what purpose was being served by continuing the agitation when the government had made it "abundantly clear" that the new allowances would be set in accordance with the prevailing minimum wages.
The decision of a section of the staffers to continue the agitation has also created rift within various unions.
Accusing the government of making "false promises", a section of the anganwadi workers and helpers intensified their agitation, with a few resorting to a relay hunger strike near the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Marlena said that the situation had changed after the minimum wages were notified in the city. Back then, the proposal of the government to hike the minimum wages were held back by the Lt Governor's office.
"Now it has been notified. Plus we are also past the Model Code of Conduct that was in force during the MCD polls. So the government is actively pursuing the matter and the hikes will be effected soon," she said.
Yesterday, following a meeting with a delegation of the association, Sisodia had announced that the government would soon hike the allowances of the workers and helpers.
But the agitators claimed that delegation did not "represent" them and that it was a "ploy" to create a wrong perception about the strike.
There are around 11,000 anganwadi centres in Delhi, while workers and helpers collectively number around 22,000.
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