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No end in sight to impasse over Telangana RTC strike
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SME Times News Bureau | 17 Oct, 2019
The indefinite strike by
employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) entered
the 13th day on Thursday as no end appears in sight to the impasse
despite High Court directions to both the government and employees to
find a negotiated settlement.
With no invitation from either
TSRTC management or the government for the talks, over 48,000 employees
were continuing the strike.
The striking employees staged protest
in front of bus depots to prevent the buses from coming out but they
were arrested by the police.
Security has been further tightened
at the depots and bus stations as TSRTC has stepped up efforts to
restore normal operations with the help of temporary employees.
TSRTC
officials said they were operating 75 per cent of bus services and
would soon be restoring full operations to ensure that there is no
inconvenience to people.
Making it clear that there is no change
in his stand, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao told a meeting of
officials late Wednesday that there will be no talks with the striking
employees.
He also ruled out taking back the employees who failed to report to durty before the expiry of the deadline.
The
meeting with Transport Minister P. Ajay and senior officials lasted for
five hours. While unlike after the previous meetings, no statement was
issued from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), official sources said the
chief minister ruled out any talks or compromise with the striking
employees.
KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, noted
that the strike during festival time has caused a loss of Rs 150 crore
to TSRTC, adding to its financial woes.
Pointing out that his
government provided Rs 3,300 crore to the transport utility in last five
years, KCR said there was 67 per cent jump in the salaries of the
employees.
KCR asked officials to go ahead with recruitment of temporary drivers and also hire more private buses.
Meanwhile,
striking employees in Karimnagar tried to lay siege to the residence of
state minister Gangula Kamalakar to protest what they called his
provocative statements on the strike. Police arrested the protesters.
Joint
Action Committee (JAC) of striking employees has called for 'dhoom
dhaam' or protests with the display of folk arts across the state on
Thursday.
Student bodies will also take out rallies in support of
the employees. A rally is planned from Osmania University later in the
day.
The JAC is also going ahead with its plans for Telangana
shutdown on Saturday. Opposition parties and several trade unions have
declared support to the shutdown.
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