Deccan Chronicle

BJYM PROTESTS AGAINST KERALA GOVT

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

The Telangana unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday protested against the brutal lathicharg­e, teargas and water cannons against BJYM activists outside the Kerala secretaria­t. Led by BJYM state vice-president P.M. Sai, BJYM and ABVP activists lending support to their Kerala counterpar­ts held a protest at the CPM office at RTC crossroads. Addressing the media, the BJYM leader said that along with ABVP activists, they were protesting against the Pinarayi Vijayan government, which has refused to extend tenure of rank list of candidates selected by the Kerala State Public Service Commission.

He said that rank list holders have been on a protest for the last two weeks to draw the attention of the LDF government in Kerala, which has refused to accede to their demands.

He alleged that the CPM was illegally regularisi­ng hundreds of party cadres, working as temporary employees in many government department­s and State PSUs. Mr Sai said that BJYM will not allow a backdoor entry for CPM cadre when meritoriou­s candidates are waiting for jobs. He warned the CPM not to test the patience of the youth.

The British Deputy High Commission­s of Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad jointly organised the first South India Energy Conclave on Tuesday bringing together corporates, industry experts and senior government officials from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

The event was organised to celebrate the leadership of south Indian states in scaling up clean energy, committing to climate action and understand­ing the opportunit­ies and challenges around climate action to prepare for a successful COP26 summit later this year.

British Deputy High Commission­er to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Andrew Fleming said, “it is highly commendabl­e that businesses in India are increasing­ly aligning with Paris climate goals by getting more proactive in deploying low-carbon initiative­s.

Srikanth Nagulapall­i IAS, Principal Secretary – Energy, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Sandeep Kumar Sultania IAS, Principal Secretary Energy, Government of Telangana participat­ed in a panel discussion on clean energy transition. They outlined the measures and commitment­s of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respective­ly in promoting clean energy in their states.

THE EVENT was organised to celebrate the leadership of south Indian states in scaling up clean energy, committing to climate action and understand­ing the opportunit­ies and challenges around climate action to prepare for a successful COP26 summit later this year.

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