CM responds favorably to Singareni staff salaries and fest advance

Civil Supplies Minister D Sridhar Babu on Monday appealed to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to release salary and festival advance to employees of Singareni Collieries Company Limited without linking it to general strike.

Talking to media persons at Ministers Quarters,Sridhar Babu said that the Chief Minister responded favorably to his appeal and will take steps in this direction after discussing with concerned officials.

Sridhar Babu said that the Chief Minister gave this assurance when he along with Backward Class Welfare Minister Basavaraj Saraiah and Warangal Congress MLA Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy met him at his camp office on Monday.

Sridhar Babu expressed confidence that the Centre would take a favorable decision on creation of Telangana state.

He strongly condemned the rumors that Congress members quitting party over the Telangana issue and described them as baseless and far from truth.

He said the Congress leaders are committed to the formation of Telangana state and will never go back to their decision.