#Telangana: RTC strike still continues; 48000 employees sit in front of depots on festival day

Hyderabad, October 28: Indefinite strike of 48,000 employees of Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) entered the 24th day today. The ‘sacked’ employees and their families spent the festival of lights in protests in front of the TSRTC depots across the state with no signs of an end to the stalemate and staff yet to get salaries for September.

 

The employees now face an uncertain future as Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has already declared that the striking workers ceased to be part of the TSRTC. The employees, along with women and children, staged a sit-in on festival day. The Chief Minister announced on October 6 that those who failed to join duty before the deadline lost their jobs as they dismissed themselves.

Rao on Sunday held a meeting with Transport Minister P. Ajay Kumar and senior officials to review the situation. The TSRTC officials, who held talks with leaders of striking employees. The Chief Minister discussed with the officials the arguments to be put before the High Court, which is set to resume hearing of Public Interest Litigations (PILs). The government is expected to brief the court on the talks held with the employees.

 

Another petition seeking direction to the TSRTC to pay salaries to the employees for September will be heard on Tuesday.