Candle rally for livelihood opportunities in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam: Demanding compensation and livelihood for construction workers who lost their jobs due to sand shortage, TDP Visakhapatnam East MLA Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu along with the party supporters and workers took out a candle rally from MLA's camp office to MVP Double Road here on Wednesday.

Holding candles and banner that read 'we condemn the adamant attitude of the state government', the party workers took part in the march along with the MLA.

They demanded that the State government provide employment opportunities for the construction workers with a monthly pay of Rs 15,000 each and pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each who passed away.