TDP workers hold protest in AP, demand compensation for construction workers

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) organised protests at all revenue divisional headquarters in the Krishna district on Friday, against the shortage of sand that had a cascading effect on the lives of construction workers. Former minister Kollu Ravindra alleged that under the state government a tractor of sand which earlier cost Rs 2000, now costs Rs 8,000.

Machilipatnam:TDP workers held a protest in front of the Krishna district collectorate on Friday demanding compensation for constructions workers who were without work for the last five months, allegedly due to delay by the YSR-Congress government in rolling out its new sand policy.

Former minister Kollu Ravindra, former MP Narayana, and Krishna party chief Bachula Arjunudu and other TDP leaders also participated in it.

Ravindra and other leaders said that under the state government a tractor of sand which earlier cost Rs 2000, now costs Rs 8,000.

They said that the sand quarries in Andhra Pradesh have been closed for the past few months due to which construction works in the region had almost come to a standstill.

They said that there are nearly 2.5 lakh construction workers who had been left without an income for five months in the district alone.

They demanded a compensation of Rs 50,000 to each worker.

Later, they submitted a memorandum to the district revenue officer at the collectorate.