‘Centre, State indifferent to people’s woes’

APCC president S. Sailajanath on Saturday accused the State and Central governments of being indifferent to the issues of the individuals on account of the unprecedented surge within the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Congress chief participated in a protest staged in entrance of the Andhra Ratna Bhavan right here as a part of the State-wide protest known as by the social gathering towards the federal government’s “inaction” within the wake of the pandemic and the worth rise.

He mentioned as an alternative of granting monetary help to the individuals, the Centre had carried out a steep hike within the costs of petrol and diesel. The gasoline value hike had a cascading impression on the charges of important commodities, he alleged.

The depth of the second wave of the pandemic had shaken the nation and many individuals who had contracted the virus had misplaced their jobs. The Modi authorities on the Centre didn’t pay heed to the warnings of medical specialists on the approaching second wave, which had resulted within the current disaster, he mentioned, including that even within the State, the YSRCP authorities did nothing to mitigate the woes of the pandemic-hit individuals. The callous stand of the federal government had led to a state of affairs the place the virus had been claiming an rising variety of lives.

Party leaders Naraharisetty Narasimha Rao, authorized cell president Gurunatham, SC Cell chairman K. Vijay Kumar, Seva Dal chairman Y. Reddy, basic secretary Chilaka Vijay Kumar, social gathering leaders P.Y. Kiran, M. Suresh and others participated.