Comments
The employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) who have been on strike for over three weeks are organising Sakala Janula Sabha , a public meeting, at the Saroornagar Grounds, inviting representatives from a cross section of society.
Though denied permission by the police, the staff moved the High Court, appealing it to direct the State government to give permission to them to organise the public meeting.
Leaders of government employees’ unions, mass organisations and political parties are expected to address the gathering.
Defence submission
Meanwhile, the High Court grilled the defence on the dues that the government owed to the TSRTC. Not satisfied with the defence submission that the government had so far released about ₹4,253 crore to the corporation, the court asked whether the government owed any dues or not.
The court posted the matter to Friday.
Government dues
Ashwathama Reddy, the Chairman of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of TSRTC employees’ unions, alleged that the numbers the government was talking about were wrong.
“During 2009-14, the government (undivided Andhra Pradesh State) owed dues to the tune of ₹1,099 crore to the Corporation. After the bifurcation, fresh dues of ₹1,375 crore (towards travel subsidies given to various sections) are to be paid. Besides, it owes about ₹1,496 crore under the municipal law,” he maintained.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.