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KSRTC, BMTC indefinite strike from tonight

Last Updated 23 July 2016, 20:40 IST

Travelling public are likely to be inconvenienced as unions representating the state-run transport corporations (STCs) have given a call for an indefinite strike across the state from Sunday evening, demanding a hike in wages.

As many as 23,000 government buses will stay off the roads, including in Bengaluru. A total of 1.23 lakh employees working in the four STCs – Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, North-Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and North-Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation – will join the strike.

KSRTC Staff and Workers’ Federation general secretary H V Anantha Subbarao said no long-route buses from the Bengaluru depot would be allowed to operate. However, buses from other depots will ply as usual. Subbarao said a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday failed to resolve the pay hike issue. “We were hoping that the government would invite us for another round of discussion on Saturday. But it did not happen.”

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the hike given to the employees of the STCs in the state were higher compared with those in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra.

He said alternative transport arrangements would be made to ensure passengers are not put to hardship.

“The government is ready to provide temporary contract carriage permits to private operators during the strike. We are hopeful many private operators will come forward to get the temporary contract carriage permit,” he said.

KSRTC Managing Director Rajender Kumar Kataria said additional resources would be mobilised to provide transport services to people.

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(Published 23 July 2016, 20:19 IST)

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