Congress has no moral right to seek votes, retired employee puts up banner outside home in Karimnagar
A retired government employee in Karimnagar displayed a banner outside his house denying entry to Congress leaders over pending retirement benefits. He protested the delay of 23 months in clearing dues, highlighting the hardship faced by thousands of retired employees
Karimnagar: In a rare form of protest against the State government, a retired government employee displayed a flex banner in front of his residence stating that Congress leaders have no right to enter his home and seek votes.
Delay in the payment of retirement benefits was cited as the reason for denying entry to ruling party leaders.
Burra Sudhakar Goud, who worked in the Prohibition and Excise Department, displayed the banner at his residence in Bhagathnagar in Karimnagar town.
In the wake of the municipal elections, leaders and activists of all political parties have been visiting his residence to seek votes.
In an attempt to register his protest, he denied entry to ruling party leaders, stating that the Congress-led State government has failed to clear retirement benefits even 23 months after his superannuation.
The banner reads: “This is the house of a retired employee. Congress leaders should not visit this home for votes as the State government is not paying retirement benefits even after 23 months of retirement.”
Not only Sudhakar Goud, around 20,500 retired employees are awaiting their benefits. Unable to cope with financial problems, about 61 employees have already died, according to retired employees’ associations.
Speaking to Telangana Today, Sudhakar Goud said retired employees were facing severe hardship due to the delay in the release of their benefits. There was, therefore, no meaning in exercising their votes in favour of ruling party candidates, he said, adding that the Congress party had no moral right to seek votes. He said this prompted him to display the banner preventing Congress leaders from entering his home.
The district unit of the Retired Employees Welfare Association also extended its support to Sudhakar.