APNGOs go on strike

• APNGOs strike began from Wednesday midnight

• Protest against tabling of T Bill in parliament

• Ashok Babu says 5 lakh employees are on strike

Hyderabad: Seemandhra employees supporting united Andhra Pradesh struck work in their respective departments from midnight of February 5 (Wednesday) in protest against the State division.

Seemandhra employees in revenue, excise, treasury, cooperation, commercial taxes, municipal corporations, panchayatraj, teachers, VROs, VRAs, ICDS, medical and public sector units and employees working in different directorates served strike notices individually to the heads of the departments.

“We have been saying that we will agitate if the Centre goes ahead with tabling of AP Reorganisation Bill in the parliament even after it was rejected in the State Assembly, said P Ashok Babu, president of APNGOs.

“Uncertainty in respect of options, transfers, promotions and seniority of employees would prevail and the lives of the employees would be miserable with the division,” he said, adding that the statements of leaders created flutters among employees over their future. He said that there was no option before the employees except the strike to exert pressure on the Centre for not placing the Bill in the Parliament. He said that above five lakh employees would be on strike to save the Andhra Pradesh. He said that the both the Houses in the State rejected the Bill and Chief Minister himself asked President not to send the Bill to the government.