TNGOs rededicate to TS

Members of the TNGOs would rededicate themselves to the reconstruction of the Telangana state by taking inspiration from 42-day Sakalajanula Samme.

They will organize a massive public meeting in Hyderabad on September13 in Hyderabad marking the occasion of entering into 70 years. The TNGO was established in 1946.  

The TNGOs leaders and members feel that they got benefits in the new state and it is high time for them to render extra service to the people.  

It is learnt that the members of TNGOs are going to take an oath to work two hours extra to render services to the people as part of participating in the reconstruction of Telangana state and cooperate with the state government in the wake of the creation of new districts. The TNGO leaders chalked out various programme including workshops, lectures by eminent personalities.

Speaking to this newspaper, TNGOs honorary president G. Devi Prasad said they documenting the historical contributions and agitations led by the TNGO leaders and their achievement and failures in the last 60 years. He said they would bring out a book and documentary on the TNGO’s history.

He analyzed that the 42- day Sakalajanula Samme by the people of various sections including government employees played a key role in mounting pressure on then Central government by the Congress party to carve out separate Telangana state.

He said October 24 is also important in the Telangana agitation as the Sakala Janula Samme called off with the assurance by the state government on the Telangana state. G. Deviprasad said the members of TNGOs will take an oath to take two hours extra to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the Telangana and this is very in need in the wake of the creation of new districts.    

He analyzed that then Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s statement on creation of Telangana state on December 9 was crucial in the Telangana agitation and it gave hope to the people of the Telangana. The TNGO is going to celebrate all these important days in the next four months. 

The TNGO was formed on August 20, 1946, and more than 20 leaders served as presidents of this organization till now and two of its presidents were dismissed from the service on the charges of anti-government and supporting the separate Telangana agitation.

TNGO’s state president Karam Ravinder Reddy said the state government led by them Kasu Brahmananda Reddy banned the organization and imposed a restriction on its activities during 1968 and 69 and above 1,000 members were put in Warangal jail and were released after negotiations with them, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. 

TRS-Affiliated coal union calls strike

The TRS affiliated recognized trade union at Singareni Boggugani Karmika Sangham (TBGKS), has sent tremors of sorts in the ruling TRS party by serving the strike notice for an indefinite strike from September2 if their 53 demands are not met.

Nizamabad MP K.Kavitha is the acting honorary president of the TBGKS. The move is perceived as revolt of kind against the party and top leadership. It is learnt that the strike notice was served without her knowledge. The strike notice is being seen as a revolt of sorts against the party.  

Various trade unions at Singareni have been agitating for long time demanding that state government to pay the salary for the period of Sakala Janula Samme in which they participated during the Telangana agitation. They also want jobs for dependents, 25 percent bonus as a share in the profits in SCCL for the 2014-15.

TBGKS took the nationwide one –day token strike call given by the national trade unions for September 2 as the opportunity for its strike notice. 

The national unions gave call for nationwide strike in protest against the central government’s industrial policies and efforts to amend 47 Acts against the workers, employees and farmers’ welfare on September2. TBGKS is supporting the national wide strike.

It all started with the TRS party high command’s decision to merge both the Singareni Collieries Labors Union and TBGKS and form a new trade union and to appoint B. Venkat Rao as the president of the new union if Venkatrao join the party.

Congress party MLC B.Venkat Rao is acting as working president of Singareni Collieries Labors Union and Sanjeev Reddy is president of this union affiliated to the INTUC.

Both the groups in TBGKS led by former president Kengarla Mallaiah and Miryala Rajireddy were strongly opposing the merger proposals and handing over the leadership to Venkatrao.

The TBGKS leaders say that Venkatrao was an outsider and how he will be made leader of the new union after the merger of two unions against the wishes of the TBGKS leaders and its members.

A senior leader of TBGKS, said they built the TBGKS with brick by brick facing many hardships during the Telangana agitation and the union has emerged as recognized trade union over a period of time and added that Venkat Rao was nothing to do with the TBGKS and its growth.

Only 11 months period has left for the recognized trade union TBGKS and Venkatrao is reportedly trying to grab the opportunity to lead the organization for this period. TBGKS is called for general body meeting in Kothagudem in Khammam on August16 to decide future course of action.