Bengaluru: KSRTC employees go on indefinite strike, commuters stranded
By ANI| Updated: 7th April 2021 12:37 pm IST
The KSRTC has issued temporary permits to private buses for the convenience of passengers.
Nagaraj, Division controller of KSRTC said, “RTO joint commissioner came today morning and contacted all private operators. They have made arrangements to transport people. We are looking forward to providing good service to the public.”
“We are struggling from morning to transport the people using private services. Taxicabs will also be used later in the day to transport people who are affected by this strike,” he further said.
“Employees have not reported for duties. We are trying to convince them but they are not willing to operate bus services,” he added.
Strike total as buses go off the road in Mysuru
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Private transport operators permitted temporarily to operate on many routes from mofussil bus terminus in the city
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A deserted city bus-stand in Mysuru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit:
M.A. Sriram
Private transport operators permitted temporarily to operate on many routes from mofussil bus terminus in the city
The indefinite strike by the employees of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) that began here on Wednesday was total as none of the buses operated by the two divisions (urban and rural) hit the road.
Nearly 545 buses belonging to the rural division and about 450-500 buses of the urban division stayed put in the depots.
Bus strike: Normal life disrupted in Karnataka
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Bengaluru : Commuters at Majestic Bus stand, as the BMTC and KSRTC bus workers indefinite strike to go ahead on 7th April and to protest against the government s failure to implement a salary under the 6th Pay Commission for the RTC workers, in Beng. Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, April 7 : In the wake of the Karnataka State Road Transport Employees League (KSRTEL) calling for an indefinite strike demanding their salaries be brought on par with other government employees, normal life was disrupted across the state on Wednesday.
Many passengers in Bengaluru were stranded at major bus terminals, including Majestic, Shantinagar, Shivajinagar, KR Market, Yeshwantpur. The busiest bus stations including Majestic, were deserted. Several commuters in the city had to rely on auto-rickshaws, cabs and private buses due to the strike.
Karnataka bus services hit as RTC workers go on strike
Karnataka bus services hit as RTC workers go on strike
The Karnataka bus strike is against the governments failure to implement a salary under the 6th Pay Commission for the Road Transport Corporation workers.
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UPDATED: April 8, 2021 01:30 IST
KSRTC employees take rest in the shade of a bus at Majestic Bus Depot in Bengaluru (Photo Credits: PTI)
Bus services were affected in most parts of Karnataka on Wednesday as drivers and conductors of road transport corporations (RTC) began their indefinite strike on wage-related issues.
With the government not ready to concede to their demands for implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report, the RTC workers decided to continue with the strike.
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