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Placards displayed by Singareni workers at a BRS meeting in Jagtial highlighted concerns over jobs, medical board delays and profit sharing. The workers criticised the government’s policies and expressed support for Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership

TBGKS leader Kapu Krishna urged SCCL to reconvene the Medical Board to grant medical invalidation for workers, enabling dependent jobs for their children. Protests were staged across Kothagudem mines, with AITUC and INTUC joining demands against anti-labour policies and delays in assessments.

TBGKS staged a protest at the 2-incline coal mine in Godavarikhani, demanding SCCL conduct monthly medical boards and provide jobs to children of medically invalid workers.

BRS district president Balka Suman urged party cadres to work hard for the victory of candidates in the upcoming municipal elections. Addressing a preparatory meeting in Naspur mandal, he asked cadres to expose the wrongdoings of the Congress government and highlight its failures on social media.

Former Minister and TBGKS honourary president Koppula Eshwar has demanded the cancellation of all coal block tenders in Singareni, citing an alleged Rs 6,000 crore scam in the Naini coal block tenders. He announced plans to intensify the "Save Singareni" movement unless a comprehensive inquiry is ordered.

Singareni workers have alleged neglect by SCCL management for failing to provide sweaters to opencast mine employees despite falling temperatures. Trade union leaders criticised the company for spending crores on events while ignoring basic worker welfare measures

Former Minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of attempting to abolish the dependent and compassionate job system by weakening the SCCL Medical Board. Alongside TBGKS leaders, he met SCCL officials in Hyderabad, demanding the reconvening of the Medical Board to validate employees seeking medical invalidation and provide jobs to their children.

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has slashed its budget for Formation Day celebrations to Rs 8 lakh, drawing sharp criticism from workers and unions. Earlier, allocations ranged between Rs 40-50 lakh under the BRS government. The downsizing comes after SCCL spent Rs 10 crore sponsoring Lionel Messi’s Hyderabad event.

TBGKS leader Kapu Krishna demanded that the Singareni management run the Venkatesh Khani opencast mine with SCCL workers. He warned that handing it to private companies would cause job loss. Workers held a dharna and submitted a memorandum supporting the demand

TBGKS activists held a one-day deeksha in Godavarikhani, alleging negligence by the Singareni medical board in declaring unfit workers. They said only a few employees were validated for compassionate appointments since the Congress government took charge, despite dozens awaiting decisions

Trade unions of SCCL across Telangana staged protests in Kothagudem against the BJP-led Central Government’s decision to replace 29 labour laws with four labour codes. Leaders from TBGKS, AITUC, INTUC, and CITU submitted a memorandum to the district collectorate and later held a dharna at SCCL’s head office.

TBGKS leaders staged a protest at Singareni Bhavan in Hyderabad, demanding that the management declare net profits and release a 35 percent profit share to workers. They alleged that only 16.9 percent of last year’s declared profits reached employees, with the rest diverted for company development.

TBGKS has demanded a 35% profit share for coal miners of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), citing their contribution to the PSU’s earnings and the upcoming Dasara festival. At a press conference, TBGKS honorary president Koppula Eshwar criticised the Congress-led government for allegedly misleading workers and undermining employment rules.

The Telangana Boggu Gani Karmika Sangham has demanded a 35 per cent profit share for Singareni Collieries employees in 2024-25. The union alleged workers lost Rs. 2 lakh each last year after deductions from net profit, and urged immediate disclosure of company earnings

The BRS and its union, TBGKS, have said that the Congress government is not taking proper care of Singareni coal workers. They pointed out delays in medical checks for workers and said that support services are not running properly.

The BRS and TBGKS are set to launch sustained protests demanding the Congress government fulfil its poll promises to Singareni workers. KT Rama Rao pledged full support, assuring legal aid and opposing attempts to privatise the Singareni Collieries Company Limited

Massive rallies were taken out by trade unions including AITUC, IFTU, INTUC, CITU, TBGKS, TUCI and AIKS, alongside Left parties such as CPI, CPI(M), and CPI(ML) Massline at the district headquarters in Khammam and Kothagudem.

Demands the Union government allocate all coal mines in Telangana's Godavari valley to the State-run SCCL

Say government duped miners and workers of the SCCL by announcing a lower share of bonus than previous years

The TBGKS vice president Kapu Krishna and others were arrested by the police during the protests and taken to SR Nagar station.