Watch: Walking Backwards, Andhra Government Staff Protest Salary Changes
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It was the second straight day of escalating protests against the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) recommendations in Andhra Pradesh.
Hundreds of Andhra Pradesh government employees sat idle in offices while others walked backwards outside the state secretariat in Amaravati on Friday to protest salary revisions that they are not happy with and does not meet their expectations.
It was the second straight day of escalating protests against the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) recommendations which have resulted in deductions for money paid earlier to them as an "interim relief" or IR - which the government has described as "an interest-free loan".
On Thursday, thousands of government employees from across the state had protested on the BRTS Road in Vijayawada, about 20 km from the new capital Amaravati, demanding a rollback of the government order.
"It was not a show of strength. It was our attempt to show the government our angst, our pain," said Napa Prasad, general secretary of the AP Secretariat Employees Association. "For the last one month, employees have been very upset and we even wore black badges to show our protest but it made no difference."
