Overview
- TRS president Kalvakuntla Kavitha launched the 'Boggu Baayi Bata' yatra and visited the Kasipet 1 incline mine in Mandamarri to highlight Singareni Collieries workers' grievances, a campaign that began on Monday.
- Kavitha accused state and central authorities of neglect and said workers lack basic safety gear, drinking water and working machinery, citing management refusal to fund small welfare needs.
- She demanded that Telangana clear more than ₹50,000 crore in unpaid DISCOM dues to SCCL and urged the Centre to allocate Godavari valley coal blocks directly to Singareni and consider income-tax relief for workers.
- The TRS pledged to stand with workers alongside the HMS, said it will file cases against officials accused of harassment, and has called for a central probe into reported coal-theft allegations.
- Singareni is a joint state–Centre miner whose long-running financial strain from unpaid power dues and block-allocation disputes gives Kavitha's tour political weight and raises the prospect of legal and intergovernmental pressure without any official resolution yet.