SRINIVAS SPL Correspondant Mamidikuduru :Indian .News Times: Under the leadership of Muskudi Venkateswara Rao (President) and M. Brahmaji (Secretary) of the Village Revenue Assistants (VRA) Association in Mamidikuduru Mandal, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District,
VRAs staged a protest for the 21st consecutive day at the Mandal Tahsildar's office, demanding an immediate resolution to their grievances.
Urging the government to abandon its negligent attitude towards them, they protested by standing on one leg and raising loud slogans demanding a solution to their issues. District Union President D. Veerabhadra Rao participated in the protest to express
solidarity. Speaking on the occasion, Ayiri Naresh recalled that the previous Telugu Desam government had raised their pay to ₹10,000 and demanded that the current government implement a pay scale similar to that of Telangana. He called for the regularization of nominee-based VRAs and the provision of promotions. They also demanded the implementation of the ₹26,000 minimum wage prescribed by the Supreme Court
. Mandal Venkateswarlu stated that they were struggling to support their families on meager salaries and urged the government to address VRA issues. Gubbala Naresh expressed anger, noting that like other citizens, they possess voting rights and support the government by casting their votes, yet the government continues to ignore the VRAs. VRAs from across the mandal participated in this protest.
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