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Bus services of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) were disrupted across the state today as various trade unions called for a 24-hour-long strike from midnight demanding pay revision.
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Normal life is likely to be disrupted on account of the Statewide dawn-to-dusk motor strike on March 2 called by the Kerala Motor Vyavasaya Samrakshana Samiti to protest against the frequent hike in the price of petroleum products and cooking gas.
Except the BMS, all other trade unions pledged support to the 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. stir called by the samiti, an umbrella organisation of the trade unions affiliated to INTUC, CITU, AITUC, and organisations of owners of various class of vehicles like private stage carriers, lorries, trucks and other commercial vehicles.
Taxies, autorickshaw and the private stage carriers across the State would remain off the road in response to the strike call, the samiti claimed. Normal life would be affected as public transport would be hit.
Updated:
February 23, 2021 12:01 IST
Office-goers, others going to work places and students, especially from the rural areas, were the worst hit by the lack of KSRTC services
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Workers at the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Kollam depot protesting on Monday raising various demands. | Photo Credit:
C. Sureshkumar
Office-goers, others going to work places and students, especially from the rural areas, were the worst hit by the lack of KSRTC services
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Over 95% of the services of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) had been hit by the 24 hour-strike that began on Monday midnight by INTUC-affiliated Transport Democratic Federation (TDF) and BMS affiliated Kerala State Transport Employees Sangh (KSTES), recognised unions of KSRTC.