Hyderabad, September 26: The management of State Road Transport Corporation have once again failed to convince its employees from the Telangana region to withdraw the strike as the latter remained firm that they would not attend to duties until the Centre announces a decision on separate Telangana State.
RTC managing director Prasad Rao on Sunday held a meeting appealing to striking employees—drivers and conductors to resume their duties as the general strike was causing lot of inconvenience to commuters apart from bringing huge losses to the debt-ridden Corporation.
Representatives from Telangana RTC Joint action committee and National Mazdoor Union Telangana Forum attended the meeting at Bus Bhavan. The representatives told Prasada Rao that they have decided to continue their agitation until the Centre announces decision on Telangana State. The employees also demanded that the management releases their salaries apart from festival advance to striking employees.
Meanwhile, the RTC management has decided to take tough decisions in a phased manner with employees not falling its line, whose strike entered seventh day on Sunday.
——–Agencies