BRS to fight for Singareni, workers’ rights: KTR
Earlier reporting noted: BRS names in charges for Graduate MLC polls Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday announced in charges for 77 assembly constituencies in the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduate constituencies following a meeting on the Graduate MLC polls held at Telangana Bhavan. Speaking at a meeting held at Telangana Bhavan with BRS MLAs, former MLAs, senior leaders from the Singareni region and representatives of the Telangana Boggu Ghani Karmika Sangham (TBGKS) on Thursday, he asked party leaders to expose alleged irregularities in Singareni’s functioning, including issues related to tenders, declining coal production, financial management and delays in the release of funds due to the company. He asked party leaders to widely publicise initiatives such as profit-sharing, dependent employment opportunities, healthcare facilities and welfare programmes for workers’ families introduced by the previous BRS govt.
He said the BRS would strongly oppose any attempts to weaken or privatise the public sector mining giant and would not remain silent if injustice was meted out to workers. He said protecting the interests of the company and its workforce remained a key objective of the BRS. He said workers should be informed about the differences between the earlier administration’s approach and the current situation.
Hyderabad : BRS working president KT Rama Rao asserted that the party would continue its fight to protect Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) and safeguard the rights and welfare of coal mine workers. He directed leaders to take these issues to the public and hold the Congress govt accountable. The BRS working president also called for questioning both the Congress govt in Telangana and the BJP-led Central govt over policies affecting Singareni.