Hyderabad, April 19: Government has issued orders to keep the controversial GO MS 177 dated April 13, 2011 in abeyance. A GO RT no 1617 has been issued in this connection on Monday.
The GO signed by the Chief Secretary SV Prasad stated that while keeping the GO MS 177 in abeyance the government has decided to refer the matter to the Group of Ministers.
It must be recalled that the government had issued orders under GO MS 177 in order to provide capacity to take action against government employees taking part in protests such as strikes, bandh, pen down, chalk down, tool down and non cooperation.
Following severe protests by Telangana workers and political parties, government had decided to keep the GO in abeyance and refer the matter to the Group of ministers. And today the orders have been issued in this connection.
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