Thousands of employees and teachers marched on the streets of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh today demanding that the orders on pay revision are withdrawn forthwith and the PRC Struggle Committee leaders stayed away from talks with the five-member government committee to end the impasse.
The Finance Department issued a fresh circular memo directing the treasuries and pay and accounts officers to “take action strictly as per the prescribed timelines” and draw the salary and pension bills for the month of January as per the Revised Pay Scales 2022.
The Police failed to control the mobs coming onto the streets.
Ministers Botsa Satyanarayana, Perni Venkataramaiah and government advisor (public affairs) S R K Reddy, who are part of the government committee, waited for talks with the PRC Struggle Committee leaders for the second day but the latter stayed away.
A few members of the Struggle Committee met Botsa and others and submitted a letter stating their resolve to take part in the talks only if three of their main demands were met.
