CPI(M) condemns police action against secretariat employees

The Andhra Pradesh unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has condemned the police action against Village and Ward Secretariat employees who gathered in Vijayawada on Sunday to press for their demands and urged the State government to immediately hold talks with their representatives and resolve their grievances.

In a statement on Monday, the party State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao alleged that employees who came to Vijayawada as part of the “Chalo Vijayawada” programme were chased, assaulted and arrested instead of being allowed to stage a peaceful protest. He also objected to the suspension of employees for participating in the protest.