T’Puram / Palackad: strikes referred to by various trade unions at KSRTC, including pro-CPM, poor hit services so that people especially in the southern district are truly stranded.
However, the state government has explained that it will not accept attacks.
The strike that began on the midnight Thursday will continue for 48 hours.
PRO-CPM unions, CPI, Congress and BJP took part in the strike demanding a revised payment.
Corporations have not revised wages in the past nine years.
Strikes crippling operations of all distance buses throughout the state.
However, the government has declared the strike dead.
But it hasn’t prevented a striking trade union.
The Transportation Minister Antony Raju has warned that the state government is considering maintaining a smooth service to the public by appealing for Kerala’s important service maintenance law, 1994.
He said the strike was not justified at all and therefore the government would handle the attack firmly.
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The government has been looking for time to discuss with the Ministry of Finance on the revised payment.
Therefore it creates a large financial obligations, the government needs time to solve it.
But trade unions are not ready to give time, which is unacceptable, said Raju.
“It should be noted that even though not one single service is operated for months during a period of pandemic, salaries and pensions of all employees and retirees are given by the government.
This is done even though it has no income from KSRTC.
The government stole Rs 80 Crore every month for salaries, “Said the Minister.
“Unions must rethink their attacks.
The government takes every effort to overcome the crisis faced by the KSRTC.
At this point the strike that paralyzes services is not acceptable.
The government must seriously think of taking strict action, including the laws needed to save A sick corporation, “he added.
The ministerial talks held on Wednesday were unable to achieve completion because of the strike announced earlier by the KSRTC trade union.
Furthermore, employees started a strike from midnight Thursday, shaking public transportation throughout the state.
Total strike in Palakkad, strike by total KSRTC employees on Fridays because not one of the 148 services operated in Palakkad, causing discomfort for remote tourists.
All 73 Palakkad Depot services, 21 in Mannarkkad, 26 in Vadakkenchherry and 28 in Chitture were not operating due to strikes.
A striking employee issued a parade protest to the KSRTC Palakkad depot.
KSRTC Sangh State Transportation Employees Secretary K Rajesh said that 2,500 buses were silent with the name ‘Parking’ while the government tried to take a personal rental bus.
This is an attempt to destroy the KSRTC.