Anganwadi Workers Agitation Turns Violent, 200 Held

Vijayawada: Thousands of Anganwadi workers took out a rally in Vijayawada on Friday demanding immediate solution to their long-pending grievances. The rally turned violent as police foiled the rally and arrested at least 200 workers.

The ‘Chalo Vijayawada' programme was to pressurise on immediate implementation of the wage hikes for the Anganwadi workers. The agitators were marching towards the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister’s Camp office in Vijayawada. The rally was supported by CITU and other trade unions.