Hyderabad: With the Centre hinting at clearing the Telangana bill in the next Union cabinet meeting on December 4,the AP Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs) association is gearing up for an aggressive campaign against the bifurcation of state. Leaders of the association warned that the entire region would come to a standstill as never before while students would be at the forefront of agitation this time around. We are planning a widespread protest when the bill comes to the state assembly for the views of the House. We are roping in students from across the Seemandhra region.Our agitation would be more powerful this time around, said P Ashok Babu, president of APNGO association which spearheaded the 66-day Seemandhra employees strike following the Congress Working Committees (CWC) decision to carve out the Telangana state on July 30 this year.
The employees strike was successful in that it paralyzed the government machinery for over two months. However, revamping its strategy, APNGO is now planning to rope in more stakeholders including students, private bus operators, and representatives of several trade bodies to make the strike more effective. The protests planned include road blockades, rail roko and siege of government offices aimed at a total shutdown of the region. The 66-day strike was mainly driven by the government employees. Consequently, when RTC buses went off the roads, private buses neutralized the impact. We are therefore inviting private companies to join hands. Also, the presence of the students will give us the edge, said P V Satyanarayana, co-convener of APNGO.
In a marked departure from its previous strategy, government employees are expected to be relegated to the background this time. This time around, it will only be a flash strike from government employees. No strike notice will be issued before the strike begins. However, on the streets, the students will take the lead, said Ashok Babu. APNGO leaders are touring across the Seemandhra region to mobilize students for the agitation. Ashok Babu on Wednesday interacted with students of Simhapuri University in Nellore while a series of meetings with various student associations have also been lined up for Friday in Anantapur where he is scheduled to address a massive public meeting. Satyanarayana said the APNGO leaders would meet the students of degree and engineering colleges in Anantpur on Friday. Cherinjivi Reddy, convener of AP Private Technical College Management Association, said representatives of over 150 colleges from across Rayalaseema would take part in the meeting.
P Ashok Babu| PRESIDENT,APNGO
(Source-toi)
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