Sunday, April 3, 2011

Telangana JAC splits

Telangana JAC splits

Joint struggle panel formed
Leaders of new outfit meet Chief Secretary

Resentment over JAC calling off non-cooperation stir

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Employees, Teachers and Workers, which spearheaded the non-cooperation agitation by Telangana employees recently, suffered a setback on Thursday when a rival group formed a new organisation to represent the estimated 4 lakh employees of Telangana region of the 12 lakh-odd government staff in the State. The leaders of the new outfit going by the name of the Joint Struggle Committee (JSC) of the Unions of Telangana officers, Employees, Teachers and Workers, met Chief Secretary S.V. Prasad led by its chairman, K. Gopal Reddy, requesting that they too should be consulted on service matters.

E. Venkatesham, working president, and T. Prabhakar, secretary-general, said they were forced to form the new organisation to represent the Telangana staff as leaders of the JAC had allowed themselves to be “purchased” by the government and had called off the non-cooperation agitation. They said that there was widespread resentment among the Telangana staff over the calling off of the non-cooperation agitation.

During the meeting with the Chief Secretary, they requested the re-issue of GO No 146 so that representatives of all Telangana service organisations, including theirs, could be represented in the empowered committee formed by the government to oversee the implementation of GO No 610.
HINDU-APRIL 1,2011

New Telangana outfit ‘expels' 4 leaders

New Telangana outfit ‘expels' 4 leaders

Special Correspondent
Charged with hijacking non-cooperation movement to serve selfish ends
Leaders alleged of making a ‘shady' agreement with government to end the stir

New body to function with the sole aim of achieving Statehood to Telangana

HYDERABAD: A new outfit to represent officers and employees of Telangana floated on Saturday straightaway decided to expel four important leaders of Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) of officers, employees, teachers and workers which spearheaded the recent non-cooperation movement demanding Statehood to the region.

The leaders of JAC, K. Swamy Goud, V. Srinivas Goud, B. Deviprasad Rao and C. Vittal, were expelled on the ground that they hijacked the non-cooperation movement to serve their selfish ends. They made a shady agreement with government to end the stir, it was stated at the maiden meeting of the Telangana officers, employees, teachers and workers here on Saturday.

The presidium of the meeting comprising G. Srinivasulu, K. Gopal Reddy, T. Prabhakar and L. Tajmohan Reddy, told media persons later that the new body will function with the sole aim of achieving Statehood. All decisions would be taken on the basis of majority opinion of members. A general body meeting would be held shortly to discuss the future course of action.

Former Director General of Police P. Ramulu addressed the meeting.
HINDU-MARCH.13