Hyderabad: As a fallout of Telangana decision, the Congress has asked the Andhra Pradesh government to invoke Essential Services Maintenance Act to bring normalcy in Seemandhra region.
"14 districts are without light, services in hospital have also been affected. The government is willing to talk to agitators. The state government should take strong action and ESMA should be invoked," said Congress spokesperson PC Chacko.
Various parts of Andhra Pradesh continue to remain dark as employees of the power sector in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh said they will continue with their indefinite strike as talks with the government to end the stalemate failed on Wednesday.
Nearly 30,000 employees of AP Power Generation Corporation, AP Power Transmission Corporation, AP Southern Power Distribution Company and AP Eastern Power Distribution Company the power sectors have not reported for work to protest Centre's decision on bifurcation of the state. Another, 20,000 contract workers have joined the strike throwing the entire power generation and distribution system in 13 Seemaandhra districts out of gear for the past two days.
The Centre has made it clear that there won't be a rethink on the decision taken by the Cabinet.
Meanwhile, YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy's mother Vijayamma met BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday.
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