<p>Speaking to reporters, Telangana employees Joint Action Committee chairman Swamy Goud accused the government of violating the Constitutional safeguards ensured to its employees.<br /><br />He demanded the withdrawal of the alleged draconian Essential Services Maintenance Act invoked against the proposed strike and police and paramilitary forces stationed in government offices and universities in Telangana as a precondition for negotiations.<br /><br />The union leader said the agitation in various forms would continue from August 8. He said an indefinite strike over the demand for Telengana would start on August 17.<br /><br />Swamy Goud, accompanied by leaders representing 86 other unions in the state, participated in a meeting with the cabinet sub-committee. They staged a walkout barely 15 minutes into the meeting, in protest against the government’s “attitude.”</p>
<p>Speaking to reporters, Telangana employees Joint Action Committee chairman Swamy Goud accused the government of violating the Constitutional safeguards ensured to its employees.<br /><br />He demanded the withdrawal of the alleged draconian Essential Services Maintenance Act invoked against the proposed strike and police and paramilitary forces stationed in government offices and universities in Telangana as a precondition for negotiations.<br /><br />The union leader said the agitation in various forms would continue from August 8. He said an indefinite strike over the demand for Telengana would start on August 17.<br /><br />Swamy Goud, accompanied by leaders representing 86 other unions in the state, participated in a meeting with the cabinet sub-committee. They staged a walkout barely 15 minutes into the meeting, in protest against the government’s “attitude.”</p>
