Kodihalli Chandrashekar (File photo)
BENGALURU: Employees of state transport corporations have found an unlikely hero in a farmer leader, who successfully led their protest to jolt the public transport administration and the government into action.
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) president Kodihalli Chandrashekar, who had not seen much success in the recent agitation against farm bills, triggered a panic wave when he was asked to lead the transport employees’ strike to draw attention of the authorities to their long-standing concerns.
The effect of his call for defiance was so instantaneous that more than 30,000 employees left their work and resorted to a strike. Finally, the government on Monday agreed to nine of the 10 demands, which Chandrashekar even forced the former to give in writing.
Karnataka: KSRTC Bus Strike Called Off After Four Days
Employees of various transport corporations in the state had demanded the state government consider them as regular government staff, and also pay a compensation of Rs 30 lakh each to members of staff who had lost lives to COVID-19.
Bengaluru: Passengers walk with their luggage at KSRTC bus stand during BMTC and KSRTC employees strike against the state government in Bengaluru, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Karnataka Road transport employees called off the four-day strike after Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa assured to fulfill their demands. Photo: PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak
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New Delhi: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees, who had been on strike from Friday, called off their agitation on Monday evening, December 14, following fruitful negotiations with the state government.
K taka transport union calls off protest, bus services to resume
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Mon, Dec 14 2020 20:33 IST |
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Bengaluru, Dec 14 : Prominent farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, who led the Karnataka Transport Workers Union protest for four days, on Monday said that the workers were withdrawing their protest and would resume their duties across the state.
This announcement comes after Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chairman Nandish Reddy as a government s representative handed over a written assurance in which nine of the 10 demands were accepted by the state government.
Addressing the agitating staff members here, Chandrashekhar clarified that the government in effect has accepted eight of the demands as in the case of ninth demand on implementing Sixth Pay Commission recommendations, the state government had assured only if it gets finance department s clearance, which means to say that it is still very ambiguous.
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KSRTC employeesâ strike effect â Very few buses in service in Udupi
Mon, Dec 14 2020 11:01:21 AM
Daijiworld Media Network â Udupi (SP/JD)
Udupi, Dec 14: Several Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses remained off the roads on Monday December 14 in the district because of the strike by its employees in pursuance of various demands including treating them at par with government employees. Since morning, only two buses moved from KSRTC bus stand in Udupi, one towards Karkala and another to Dharmasthala.
The officials here in are hoping to get the services started soon.
Many passengers are also at the bus stand. For the last few days due to the strike, passengers at the KSRTC bus stand were minimum.