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YSRCP Warns Government Against Threatening Employee Union Leaders
The YSRCP said government employees are being treated unfairly.
Its employee and pensioner wing leader, Nalamaaru Chandrasekhar Reddy, criticized alleged threats against employee union leaders.
He said workers should be able to ask for money and rights owed to them.
He claimed the government had not kept its promises to employees and pensioners for 27 months.
He said nearly Rs 40,000 crore in payments was still pending.
These payments include retirement benefits, insurance-related funds, pay revision money and dearness allowances.
He also said five dearness allowances had not been paid.
The government had not announced a decision 40 days after a meeting on July 22, he said.
YSRCP leader Nalamaaru Chandrasekhar Reddy condemned alleged threats by Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad against employee union leaders.
Reddy said government employees should not be intimidated for seeking legitimate dues and rights.
He alleged the coalition government had fulfilled none of its promises to employees and pensioners in 27 months.
He demanded payment of nearly Rs 40,000 crore in pending GPF, APGLI, retirement, PRC and DA dues.
Reddy said no decision had been taken 40 days after the July 22 Group of Ministers meeting, while five DAs remained pending.
- Who
- Nalamaaru Chandrasekhar Reddy, president of the YSRCP Employees and Pensioners Wing, and government employees and pensioners.
- What
- The YSRCP warned against alleged threats to employee union leaders and demanded payment of pending dues.
- Where
- At the YSRCP Central Office in Guntur.
- When
- The remarks were made on Tuesday; Reddy said 40 days had passed since a July 22 Group of Ministers meeting.
- Why
- The YSRCP said employees were seeking legitimate rights and nearly Rs 40,000 crore in unpaid dues.
YSRCP and Employee Representatives
Government Position
Alleged threats against union leaders
YSRCP and Employee Representatives
The YSRCP said threats attributed to Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad were unacceptable and that employees should not be intimidated.
Government Position
The article does not provide a response from the government or the minister to the allegation.
Unpaid employee and pensioner dues
YSRCP and Employee Representatives
The YSRCP demanded immediate payment of nearly Rs 40,000 crore in pending dues and said the government had failed to meet its promises.
Government Position
The article does not include the government's explanation for the pending payments.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Nalamaaru Chandrasekhar Reddy, YSRCP Employees and Pensioners Wing state president
- Government official criticized
- Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad
- Pending dues claimed
- Nearly Rs 40,000 crore
- Affected payments
- GPF, APGLI, retirement benefits, PRC and DA dues
- Pending dearness allowances
- Five DAs
- Earlier meeting
- Group of Ministers meeting held on July 22
- Elapsed time
- 40 days since the meeting, according to Reddy
Sources
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