Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed the officials concerned to make arrangements so that cent per cent RTC buses would ply on the roads. The CM clarified that the government would not recognize the illegal and unlawful strike under any circumstances, there was no question of having any talks with those on strike. The CM also announced that the employees went on strike on their own and abstained from duties will not be taken back come what may!
The CM instructed the officials to pay September salaries to those who were not participating in the strike and attending to their duties. The CM announced the extension of Dussera holidays till Oct 19.
“Workers have blindly believed the irrelevant talk of the union leaders and abstained from duties and lost their jobs voluntarily. This is it. Nobody dismissed anyone. Supervisors were also dragged into the strike, which never happened in the past. Union leaders have acted with utter irresponsibility and became a reason for 48,000 employees losing their jobs.
There is no scope of taking back employees who abstained from duties. There is no question of having any talks with them, the question does not arise.
This is not a strike but an unlawful action, which put people to inconvenience. The government is acting firm on this issue. September Salaries of employees and workers who attended to the duties will be released,” the CM announced.
From the review meeting, the CM spoke to DGP Mahender Reddy. “Increase security cover at all the RTC depots and bus stands. There is no point in tolerating those indulging in damaging and destroying the property in the name of agitation,” the CM told the DGP.
“Cent per cent RTC buses will run in three to four days. Till then, in order not to put students to inconvenience, the government has extended the Dussera vacation till Oct 19.
