The BMTC operated only 108 of its 4,932 buses on Friday. Employees will not call off strike till their demands are met
BENGALURU: A day after transport employees staged a massive protest in the city demanding that they be put on government payroll, a flash strike on Friday affected state-run bus services across Karnataka.
KSRTC operated 1,393 of 5,500 buses till 3pm. KSRTC officials said 32 buses were damaged across the state due to stone pelting. “We have to wait and watch the situation. The strike appears to be an instant reaction,” said a KSRTC official. In Bengaluru, BMTC operated only 108 of its 4,932 buses. Protesting employees under the banner of State Road Transport Employees Joint Associations Federation have decided to go on with their indefinite strike until their demands are met. BMTC officials said 12 buses were damaged on Friday due to stone pelting.