Mumbai: ST Employees have been adamant on strike for the last 100 days demanding merger. In rural areas, the common people are stunned by the stopping of the wheels of ST buses, which are called the lifelines of the state, while despite all the efforts of the government, the ST employees do not withdraw their agitation. Is.
After the third wave of Corona calmed down, now the ban on interstate travel and tourism has been lifted. Schools have started in rural areas. The ST strike, which is called the lifeline of the rural areas of the state, has been dragged on. As Thursday was the 100th day of ST strike, commuters are facing a lot of trouble. Apart from ST, alternative transport system is proving to be very expensive. This is breaking the dam of patience of the passengers.
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90 percent ST traffic stopped
Due to the strike of the employees, the movement of about 90 percent STs is stalled. Before Corona, about one lakh ST trips used to take place in the state. At present only about 9 thousand rounds are happening. As a result, 90 ST traffic is closed. The union claims that a total of 80 ST employees and their families have committed suicide in the last 100 days. According to the corporation, 27,127 liaison officers out of 92,266 employees of the corporation have returned to work by the end of January. 11,024 employees have been suspended. ST Corporation claimed that out of 250 depots, work is in progress at 243 depots.
Employees did not listen to Sharad Pawar
In view of the strike of ST employees, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar took the initiative and tried to end the strike by calling a meeting, but the employees are adamant on the demand of merger. The High Court constituted a three-member committee with the Chief Secretary to decide the matter. The 12-week tenure given to this committee also ended on Thursday. The court has directed Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to give his opinion on the report. The decision of merger in the report draws attention of the people of the state including ST employees.
loss of 1 thousand crores
It is noteworthy that ST is already in loss of thousands of crores due to corona and lockdown for the last almost 2 years. STs have suffered a loss of more than 1000 crores due to the ongoing strike for the last 100 days. The employees are not even getting their salary. STs have a huge responsibility of transporting the rural parts of the state. Due to the strike, both the state government and the employees are suffering, apart from this, the general public is also upset. On the other hand, the employees union says that if the decision is not taken, then there will be a demand to sack the government.