Every household suffering in Indiramma rule: BRS leader

Jayashankar Bhupalapally: Former Manthani MLA and BRS leader Putta Madhukar criticised the Congress government alleging that every household across the state is suffering under the so-called “Indiramma rule. Is this the “people’s governance” promised by the Congress, he asked.

Madhukar expressed solidarity with National Health Mission (NHM) employees in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district headquarters on Friday. The employees have been staging a protest for the past 25 days, seeking resolution of their longstanding issues.

Speaking on the occasion, he said while NHM employees were protesting for their legitimate demands, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was busy making repeated trips to Delhi. He expressed concern that ordinary people in rural areas were facing difficulties in accessing healthcare services as medical personnel continued their protest.

Madhukar said that a majority of NHM employees were women and described the denial of even basic maternity leave benefits to them as deplorable. He accused the Congress of neglecting employees’ grievances after coming to power, despite having promised while in opposition to treat every public issue as its own. He demanded that NHM employees be provided with ESI and Employees’ Health Scheme (EHS) benefits, job security and regularisation of services.

Madhukar urged the government to respond immediately and resolve their grievances. He assured the protesting employees that the BRS would continue to support them until their demands were addressed.