Gondia, All the ST employees of Bhandara department including the state have started agitation for this major demand to merge the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation with the governance. Due to which the wheels of Lalpari have stopped in the state. The special thing is that a period of 3 months has passed since this movement of ST employees. Even after this, the state government has not found any solution till now. Due to which the question of subsistence has been created on the family of the employees.
This role of the state government is being denied by the employees. Not only this, ST employees of Gondia depot have agitated for begging demands on Republic Day. ST employees’ strike is not ending. A number of employees have returned to work. Still, the workers are adamant on the movement. On one hand, efforts are being made by the corporation to increase the income. Retired drivers are being called to work by Rapani.
At the same time, private drivers are also being hired on contract. In this, now the controller including the traffic inspector of ST is being given the responsibility of driver and operator permanently. Even after this, on the other hand, ST employees’ agitation has started for the last three months. The special thing is that it is getting cold in the district. The temperature’s mercury has come down to 8.8 degrees Celsius. Due to which the citizens have to bear the problem of cold. Even in such a situation, the employees have continued their agitation.
Due to this movement of employees, Bhandara department gets lakhs of rupees every day. incurring loss. At the same time, the common passengers are suffering. The special thing is that buses are also closed under the Human Development Scheme due to the movement. This is affecting the students. Whereas, the employees who were adamant on the movement, prohibited the state government and during the strike, the employees of the depot, in the name of the state government, took such panels in their hands and went to the establishments of Gondia city and begged. At this time all the employees in their uniform gathered in the main bus station premises. After this the movement was started.
135 employees suspended so far
Due to the movement of employees, the corporation gets lakhs of rupees every day. loss is occurring. Various efforts are being made through RAPani for the employees to withdraw their agitation. Not only this, employees are being suspended to break the movement. According to this, till now 135 employees of all the 6 depots under the Bhandara department involved in the strike have been suspended.
Most employees of Sakoli depot
Continuous action is being taken by the corporation against the employees involved in this movement. Most of these employees are from Sakoli Depot. So far 44 employees of this depot have been suspended. After this is the number of Tiroda depot. Action has been taken against 25 employees of this depot. Along with this, 17 employees of Pawani depot, 16 of Tumsar, 12 of departmental workshop, 10 of Gondia depot, 7 of Bhandara depot and 2 employees of departmental office and departmental Bhandara branch respectively have been suspended.