Arogyasri staff to step up strike from today

Hyderabad: The strike by Arogyasri employees demanding job security, regularisation and increase in wages reached its third day. Accusing the government of not heeding to their demands, the employees association has unanimously decided to intensify the strike on Monday in a meeting at the Indira Park.

Speaking to The Hans India Arogyasri Outsourcing Employees Association president P. Chandrasekhar demanded the government to fulfill its electoral promises. He also blamed the government for neglecting the striking employees completely as it has not initiated any process to address their demands despite various representations made to the ministers by them over the past few months.

He called on the employees to take active part in the strike from Tuesday morning as meetings are not helping the cause. On Tuesday, the employees across the State will lay a siege to the collectorates and the opposition parties supported the strike. In Hyderabad, the employees tried to lay a siege to the Arogyasri trust office but police arrested them and took them to Jubilee Hills police station.