Telangana employees divided over strike plan

“The state executive of APNGOs’ Association has resolved not to participate in the strike since the demands do not pertain to employees. Andhra employees, particularly those working in Hyderabad, will attend their duties only if adequate protection is provided to them by the government. The Telangana Students JAC has threatened to attack Andhra employees if they attend their duties during the strike period. There are about 45,000 Seemandhra employees, including 25,000 in Hyderabad, working in the Telangana region,” APNGOA president Gopal Reddy and general secretary Ashok Babu said.Meanwhile, the TJSC (Telangana Joint Struggle Committee) comprising 28 employee organisations has strongly opposed the strike on the grounds that the Telangana Employees JAC headed by K Swamy Goud is affiliated to only one political party (TRS) and is following that party’s directions in leading the Telangana movement.

“We (Telangana JSC) want the Telangana employee unions to take independent decisions and not to have links with political parties. “If the TEJAC wants to take the Telangana movement forward it should maintain relations with all political parties. But the TEJAC led by Swamy Goud is going in the reverse direction by taking the lead and wanting political parties to follow it. Therefore, for the present, we have decided not to take part in the strike,” TJSC working president E Venkatesham said.

Venkatesham accused Employee JAC leaders Swamy Goud, Srinivas Goud and Vittal of having a vested interest in the movement as they are nursing political ambitions. The employees’ noncooperation movement during MarchApril was withdrawn all of a sudden at the instance of TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao, they alleged. “A majority of the Telangana employees wanted ‘Sakala Janula Movement’ to pressure the government on the statehood demand but not ‘Sakala Janula Samme’ since it (samme) will affect the common man.

A consensus among leaders of different political parties on the Telangana issue is a prerequisite for any strike, or else employees will become scapegoats,” Venkatesham said.

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