Speaking at the protest, Telangana Medical Contract Workers’ Union (AITUC) State secretary P Suresh, demanded the immediate cancellation of Venkataiah Security Services Agency, which has been engaging in corruption by deducting from workers’ salaries. “As per GO 60 and directives from the commissioner of Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, workers are supposed to be paid Rs 12,093. But the agency has been arbitrarily paying lower wages, exploiting workers’ labour,” said Suresh. He said for the past five months workers have not received wages. Despite the onset of major festivals like Bathukamma and Dasara, workers were facing severe distress due to unpaid salaries.