Vijayawada: Government employees staged a massive protest rally at Vijayawada BRTS road on Thursday, with thousands of employees under the aegis of the PRC Struggle Committee’s call “Chalo Vijayawada” in protest of against the new PRC.

Employees of all districts reached Vijayawada in large numbers despite the restrictions imposed by the State Government even though permission was denied for the protest rally. A large number of government employees came to Vijayawada from different places in different modes. The majority of them arrived at APNGO home and dharna chowk, from where the rally commenced and on the way several others joined.

Police installed barricades at different locations in Vijayawada city on the routes leading to BRTS; however, protesting employees arrived at BRTS and took out a massive rally. Employees in the rally shouted slogans i.e. ‘We Want Justice’ and employees took out the protest rally and staged a protest on BRTS Road. Speaking to media persons, employees leaders reiterated their demand for the rollback of GOs issued for implementation of the revised pay scale as per the new PRC, payment of January salary as per old wages, and disclose the Ashutosh Mishra Committee report on PRC.

Vijayawada police diverted traffic coming towards BRTS road and similar curbs were imposed on the traffic coming to Vijayawada from different places. A large number of police personnel were deployed on various points of BRTS road.