Live
- Over 7,600 Syrians return from Turkiye in five days after Assad's downfall: minister
- Delhi BJP leaders stay overnight in 1,194 slum clusters
- Keerthy Suresh and Anthony Thattil Tie the Knot in a Christian Ceremony
- AAP, BJP making false promises to slum dwellers for votes: Delhi Congress
- 'Vere Level Office' Review: A Refreshing Take on Corporate Life with Humor and Heart
- Libya's oil company declares force majeure at key refinery following clashes
- Illegal Rohingyas: BJP seeks Assembly session to implement NRC in Delhi
- Philippines orders full evacuation amid possible volcanic re-eruption
- Government Prioritizes Welfare of the Poor, says Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneyaswamy
- Two Russian oil tankers with 29 on board damaged due to bad weather
Congress backs RTC staff strike in Hyderabad
Congress on Friday has announced its support to the strike of the RTC employees and demanded the government to take steps to address the issues faced by them.
Hyderabad: Congress on Friday has announced its support to the strike of the RTC employees and demanded the government to take steps to address the issues faced by them.
Addressing the media, separately, MLC T Jeevan Reddy, MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and AICC secretary V Hanumantha Rao have condemned the government's repressive attitude towards the RTC employees. Jeevan Reddy said that though the strike notice was given two months ago, the government did not respond. He made it clear that the government must take responsibility for the strike.
While the government has been talking about discussions with the employees, it has been making alternate arrangements, he faulted. The MLC alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched by the government against the RTC.
He stated that if the government postpones construction of Secretariat the issues of the RTC employees could be addressed. He said that the RTC employees have played key role in Telangana movement.
Questioning the silence of Finance Minister Harish Rao on the strike, the MLC said that the minister was a former president of RTC union and Harish was in fear of losing his post. Hanumantha Rao criticised that the government has been behaving like a dictator in the matter of RTC.
He said that everyone has a right to go on the strike. MP Venkat Reddy demanded the government to solve the issues of the RTC employees. It was the responsibility of the government to prevent the strike, he added.
