Rallies, meetings and hoisting of flags marked the May Day celebrations here and across Andhra Pradesh today.

Members of CPI, CPI (M), Telugu Desam, YSR Congress and various other organisations took out rallies and conducted meetings in Hyderabad and at Visakhapatnam, Karimnagar, Kadapa, Adilabad, Tirupati and in different parts of the state and highlighted the role of workers.
PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana and State Labour Minister Danam Nagender participated in May Day celebrations organised at Gandhi Bhavan where they hoisted the May Day flag.

On the occasion, the Minister released a book 'Karmika Kiranalu' and presented 'Shrama Shakti' awards for employees and also gave away best Management awards.

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who participated in May Day celebrations at NTR Trust Bhavan in his address to party workers criticised labour policies of the state government.

CPI State secretary K Narayana, CPI (M) state secretary B V Raghavulu and YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijayamma unfurled party flags at their respective party offices and addressed the party leader and workers.

AITUC, affiliated to CPI and CITU of CPI (M) took out rallies at various places and participated in May Day celebrations by hoisting flags. Similarly, different trade unions hoisted the red flags at their respective offices here and other parts of the state.