By: BV Shiva Shankar
Finding it tough to pay for monthly expenses, the Seemandhra employees are urging their leaders to call off the strike they launched in August in demand of rolling back the Centre’s decision to divide Andhra Pradesh. The pressure comes on the leaders ahead of their meeting with chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy slated for Wednesday.
With the strike completing its second month this week, the leaders said most of the employees want political parties to take over the united-AP movement so that they could resume their duties.
“While they are committed to the cause of Samiakyandhra, the employees are also faced with the livelihood issues. Not able to pay house rent, EMIs, and school fees, they want to back to work. They feel that the general public and political parties must take lead and sustain the movement,” said U Muralikrishna, chairman of Seemandhra Employees Forum.
Courtesy: Times of India