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YSRCP Accuses Chandrababu Govt of Dismantling Secretariat System, Targeting Employees
- •YSRCP's Jakkampudi Raja alleges the Chandrababu government is systematically weakening the Village and Ward Secretariat system, which had gained national recognition.
- •Raja claims Chandrababu Naidu dismantled the volunteer system after securing votes with a promise of Rs. 10,000 honorarium, and is now targeting Secretariat employees.
- •He criticizes GO No.11 for imposing excessive workloads, forcing employees to work on holidays and attend late-night video conferences, linking this pressure to employee deaths.
- •Raja condemns the police treatment of women employees during protests and asserts the state is operating under a "Red Book Constitution" instead of Ambedkar's Constitution.
- •He highlights the YS Jagan government's regularization of 1.15 lakh employees and better pay, contrasting it with the current coalition government's regularization of only 4,000-5,000 employees, and demands better conditions for Secretariat staff.
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YSRCP leader Jakkampudi Raja accused the coalition government of systematically weakening the Village and Ward Secretariat system. He pointed out that excessive workloads mandated by GO No.11 forced employees to work on holidays and through midnight video conferences, which he linked to stress-related health tragedies like heart attacks and brain strokes. Furthermore, he condemned the harsh police treatment of women employees during peaceful protests.
Village and ward secretariat employees staged protests demanding their just rights, including promotions, two notional increments, reduced workloads, and relief from unrelated tasks like BLO duties and pension distribution. The protests led to heavy-handed police action at Dharna Chowk where at least 141 individuals were detained, drawing strong condemnation from YSRCP leaders like MLC Lella Appi Reddy.
Jakkampudi Raja stated that the former YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government regularised about 1.15 lakh employees despite the Covid-19 crisis, established a basic pay of Rs. 22,460 under the 2022 PRC, and provided clear job charts. In contrast, he criticized the current coalition administration for regularising only around 4,000 to 5,000 employees and ignoring worker grievances.