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Anti-bifurcation: APNGOs withdraw stir

Government employees from AP, Rayalaseema had launched an indefinite strike in protest against proposed bifurcation

BS Reporter Hyderabad
The Andhra Pradesh non-gazetted Officers Association (APNGOs) has withdrawn its two-month long strike following discussions with chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday.

The government employees, belonging to coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema (Seemandhra regions), had launched an indefinite strike in protest against the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

APNGOs representatives said that they withdrew their stir following assurances from the chief minister that efforts would be made to vote against the resolution for bifurcation when it comes for consideration of the state Legislative Assembly.

The chief minister, however, refused to give any assurance on behalf of the Centre on the bifurcation issue.

The APNGOs will be the last of the various organisations of government employees belonging to Seemandhra to withdraw their prolonged strike against the division of the state.

Earlier, Panchayat Raj gazetted officers, teachers, employees of the state road transport corporation and staff of the power utilities, who hail from Seemandhra, have withdrawn their strike.

Meanwhile, YSR Congress Party leaders met governor ESL Narasimhan and urged him  to convene a special session of the Legislative Assembly for passing a resolution against  the bifurcation.

The party will also hold Samaikhya Shankaravam, a public meeting in support of an united state, in Hyderabad on October 26.

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First Published: Oct 17 2013 | 8:22 PM IST

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