YSRCP committed to workers’ welfare

Hyderabad, May 1, 2013: YSR Congress Party honourary president Smt. Y.S. Vijayamma has reiterated that the party is committed to the welfare of the workers and will take all possible steps to look after their welfare after coming to power.

Addressing party workers and the members of the party’s trade union wing at the party central office here on Wednesday on the eve of the May Day, Smt. Vijayamma said the very name of YSR Congress party has an inherent reference to workers (Sramika) as the party’s main intention is to serve workers, youth and farmers earnestly.

The party name itself reveals our commitment to the welfare of the workers, she said.

Dwelling at length on the importance of the May Day, Smt. Vijayamma said Dr.YSR gave utmost importance to the welfare of workers. “Workers were very happy during his regime as YSR gave priority to both welfare and development in equal measure,” she said, adding that workers are now in distress as Government itself has been forcing closure of the industries by imposing longer power cuts.

More than four lakh cottage and small industries have been closed due to lack of power and 20 lakh workers have become jobless, she said and added: “The Kiran Kumar regime is no different from that of Chandrababu who made lakhs of workers jobless with his high-tech policies and neglect of cottage industries and agriculture.”

Earlier, she had unfurled the national and YSRCP Trade Union Congress flags and greeted the workers. Party trade union wing convener Janak Prasad also addressed the gathering.