TDP objects to Govt’s ‘pay reverse orders’

-TDP objects to Govt’s ‘ pay reverse orders ‘
-Employees leaders should resign: Ashok Babu
-Govt disloyal to and unafraid of lakhs of employees’ families

AMARAVATI: TDP MLC Paruchuri Ashok Babu on Tuesday strongly objected to what he described as pay reverse orders issued by the AP Government without conceding the demands of the employees and their associations.

Ashok Babu advised the leaders of employees’ JAC and associations to resign following their miserable failure to ensure a better deal in the PRC. These leaders should have rejected the 23 percent percent fitment and continued their agitation. But they accepted the negative PRC and withdrew the strike and eventually lost the trust of the employees.

Addressing a press conference here, the TDP MLC said the YSRCP Government was running a feudal and capitalist administration which was why a negative and reverse PRC was given
now. The employees’ leaders said they had voted with right and left hands to bring the YSRCP to power. They also threatened that all their 60 lakh family members in the employees’ fraternity would cause the downfall of the YCP regime.

Ashok Babu pointed out that the Government did not show any loyalty or fear when the employees’ leaders issued threats. How could the employees’ leaders accept an increase in retirement age? These leaders were due to retire in one or two months. For their selfish benefits, they had mortgaged the interests of over 14 lakh employees who depended on their leadership.

The TDP MLC slammed the Government for reducing the HRA slabs from four to three. Even one of these three slabs was applicable to a handful of employees in AP Bhavan in Delhi only. All others would get just 8 or 16 percent HRA. This was the most atrocious HRA given by any Government in history in the country.

Ashok Babu advised the employees’ leaders to resign as they were unable to fight against the injustice meted out by the Government. If a goat leads a 100 lions in a battle, they would surely meet with defeat. If a lion leads 100 goats, they would certainly get victory. The employees were very angry and they were even thinking of attacking the associations’ leaders for their betrayal.

The TDP MLC said during the Chandrababu regime, problems arose but the Government was convinced to give 43 percent fitment despite financial issues. Arrears were given later. Now, the employees’ leaders did not bargain for a better deal and simply accepted what was given by the YCP regime.

Ashok Babu expressed concern over the indifference of the Government, saying that the Chief Minister did not fulfill his promise to cancel CPS within a week of coming to power. The Finance Minister said that there was no time limit for this. Sajjala said they had no idea that CPS was a very difficult technical issue. Eventually, they were promising to address the CPS issue after June.