Published 10:11 IST, November 26th 2019
RTC depot managers ask police for arrangements at bus stations, depots
Depot managers of Telangana RTC has written to the concerned police stations asking for sufficient protection & necessary arrangements in depots & bus stations.
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The depot managers of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) have written to the concerned police stations asking for sufficient protection and necessary arrangements in depots and bus stations even as the state-run organisation has asked its employees to re-join work after they called off their nearly two-month-long strike.
In a letter addressed to the Station House Officer (SHO), Kushaiguda Police Station, Managing Director (MD) of TSRTC Sunil Sharma has asked for suitable arrangements to be made in all depots and bus stations to ensure smooth operations and to prevent any untoward incident.
This comes after the striking employees on Monday called off their 52-day strike, during which at least five RTC employees committed suicide. They have been asked to report to work from Tuesday.
Employees call off strike
The nearly two-month-old strike by employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation over various demands was called off on Monday, a top trade union leader announced. The TSRTC employees' unions Joint Action Committee (JAC) leader Aswathama Reddy said the decision to end the strike was taken to halt alleged attempts to 'privatise' the corporation. “All RTC employees should go to depots and resume their duty,” he said.
About the strike
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) strike has been going on over a month now. The employees started a strike on October 5. The Transport Corporation Joint Action Committee has been demanding for the merger of the Regional Transport Committee with the Telangana government. They are also asking for the prohibition of electric buses. According to reports, ever since the beginning of the strike, more than 2,000 busses have remained grounded in the state. After aTSRTC employee, Srinivas Reddy, died after allegedly immolating himself, protests broke out in different parts of the city and other places, with employees raising slogans and holding the state government responsible for his death.
(With inputs from Agencies)
09:34 IST, November 26th 2019