Sharmila undertakes fast over unemployment

Hyderabad:  YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y. S. Sharmila on Tuesday undertook her weekly fast over the issue of unemployment in Telangana’s Mahabubabd district.
She visited Somla tanda in Guduru mandal and consoled the family members of B. Sunil Naik, an unemployed youth who committed suicide a year ago.
ప్ర‌తీ మంగ‌ళ‌వారం నిరుద్యోగుల కోసం నిరాహార దీక్ష‌ ఆరో వారం. ఉమ్మడి వరంగల్ జిల్లా, మహబూబాబాద్ నియోజకవర్గం, గూడూరు మండలం, గుండెంగి గ్రామం. ‘జోహార్ సునీల్ నాయక్ ‘ #NirudyogaNiraharaDeeksha #WeWantJobs pic.twitter.com/9wrHoh0Bou — YS Sharmila (@realyssharmila) August 17, 2021 The sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy spent about an hour at Naik’s house and spoke to his parents and other family members. She also provided financial assistance to the family and promised to stand by them.
Sharmila later sat on day-long fast at the Gundenga village to show solidarity with the unemployed and to demand the state government to fill all the vacancies in the government departments.
After launching YSRTP last month, the daughter of late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has been observing every Tuesday as ‘unemployment day’. After calling on the family of the unemployed who committed suicide, she is sitting on fast.
Meanwhile, Sharmila has appealed to the unemployed youth not to commit suicides. She tweeted that she is fighting on their behalf.