32 ST buses landed on the roads
Akola, For the last two and a half months, the strike of the workers of ST Mahamandal has started. Due to which the passengers are facing lot of problems. ST employees who are still on strike are sticking to their demand, due to which ST Mahamandal has finally hired 12 new contract drivers. Official sources said that the drivers have started work from today. Now the information about 32 ST buses of Akola depot having landed on the roads has been received from the sources.
New contract ST drivers have been appointed in Depot number one, Depot number two and Akot depot in Akola city. Now the movement of passengers has started from all the bus stands of the division. This has brought some relief to the passengers. At least 50 to 60 ST buses are operated daily.
Buses are being left from Akola for Amravati, Akot, Mangrulpir, Shegaon. But the employees of ST Mahamandal are still on strike in Akola division. His role is not to return to work under any circumstances till the merger of ST Mahamandal with the government. Santosh Rathod, who was involved in the strike, said that it is playing with the lives of ST employees and their families.
The government should immediately stop playing with the lives of the employees. Due to this attitude of ST Mahamandal, in case of loss of life, the entire responsibility will be of the government. Santosh Rathod has demanded that the departmental office of the Transport Corporation as well as the officers of the depot should be held responsible for such an incident.
Action on personnel continues
So far more than 350 ST employees of ST Mahamandal have been suspended. Along with this, about 60 employees have been sacked. Even after this, the process of action is going on. People’s attention is focused on when this strike will end. The strike has not been resolved for the last two and a half months.
starvation of workers
Thousands of ST employees of ST Mahamandal have joined the strike for the last two and a half months. Since then his salary has not been paid. The service life of some employees is very short. With retirement approaching, he is in a dilemma whether to retire or not. These ST workers are waiting for the strike to end.