'Pay reverse orders': TDP advises JAC leaders to resign

Vijayawada: TDP MLC Paruchuri Ashok Babu on Tuesday objected to the 'pay reverse orders' issued by the state government without conceding the demands of the employees and their associations and asked the JAC leaders to resign forthwith in protest.

These leaders should have rejected the 23 per cent fitment and continued their agitation, he said. But they accepted the negative PRC and withdrew the strike and eventually lost the trust of the employees.

Addressing a press conference here, the TDP MLC said the YSRCP government was running a feudal and capitalist administration which was why a negative and reverse PRC was given now.

Those on the verge of retirement should have rejected the increase in the retirement age. But they forced the JAC to accept the offer of the government on PRC. "These leaders were due to retire in one or two months. For their selfish ends, they had mortgaged the interests of over 14 lakh employees who depended on their leadership," he added.

The MLC slammed the government for reducing the HRA slabs from four to three. Even one of these three slabs was applicable to a handful of employees in AP Bhavan in Delhi only. All others would get just 8 or 16 per cent HRA. This was the most atrocious HRA given by any government in history in the country.

He said the Chandrababu-led government was convinced to give 43 per cent fitment despite financial issues in the past and the arrears were given later. Now, the employees' leaders did not bargain for a better deal and simply accepted what was given.

Ashok Babu expressed concern over the indifference of the government in postponing resolving the Compulsory Pension Scheme too.