Hyderabad : TSRTC Employees’ JAC Convener Ashwathama Reddy today criticized the State government for its “wrong” campaign that they have withdrawn the merger demand. He threw a challenge that he was ready for any punishment if the government proved that the unions and RTC JAC have withdrawn the merger demand. “We are firm on the merger demand and will not budge”, Ashwathama Reddy clarified.
At an RTC protect program near in the city, he slammed the government for misinformation campaign against the striking unions and RTC employees. All the 26 demands of the RTC JAC, including merger should come for discussion, he demanded. He also said the RTC strike was the reason for TDP defeat in 2004 elections. There was no connection to the strike and Huzur Nagar bypoll, he said and faulted the government for misguiding and confusing people with false statements.