TRS toughens stance against GO 177

Senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader T Harish Rao on Friday demanded that the state government immediately withdraw the controversial GO 177, which prevents employees from participating in dharnas and strikes. The senior TRS leader said that the controversial GO deprives the employees of their rights and curbs their freedom.

Talking to media persons at Telangana Bhavan, Mr Harish Rao stated that the TRS would intensify the agitation against GO 177 across the Telangana district and extend complete moral support to the Employees’ if they launch protests.

As part of intensifying the agitation, he said the TRS would not allow the Telangana Ministers to move freely into their constituencies and stage dharnas in front of their residences.

Mr Harish Rao also revealed that the party rank and file will take part in the direct agitations of Telangana Non Gazetted Officers until the government withdraws the controversial GO.

He also criticized Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu for keeping mum on the GO and pointed out that it was Mr Naidu who had first the principle of `No work, No Pay’ through the GO 220 during his tenure.