YSRCP leader seeks action over lathi-charge on protesting employees in Vijayawada
A YSRCP leader has condemned the police lathi-charge against protesting secretariat employees in Vijayawada. The opposition party is demanding an inquiry into the incident and criticizing the current government's handling of employee grievances and administrative policies.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political tensions and labor disputes in Andhra Pradesh regarding government welfare schemes and administrative restructuring.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Anantapur district president Anantha Venkatarami Reddy has condemned the government’s alleged oppressive actions against the peaceful protest staged by the grama and ward secretariat employees seeking resolution of their grievances, in Vijayawada on Sunday.
Speaking to the media on Monday, the senior leader said Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, after becoming Chief Minister in 2019, introduced the secretariat system with the objective of taking government welfare schemes to every household. However, Chief Minister N. Chandababu Naidu, who promised a salary of ₹10,000 to the volunteers during the election campaign, removed the volunteer system soon after taking charge, Mr Venkatarami Reddy claimed. The secretariat employees, on the other hand, have been subjected to mental distress by imposing additional workload since the past two-and-half years,” he alleged.
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