Despite High Court directions, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of transport corporation employees has announced that the Statewide strike will begin from 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Speaking to The Hindu, Ananth Subbarao, president of the KSRTC Staff and Workers’ Federation, confirmed on Monday evening that the strike will proceed as planned. “The meeting with the Chief Minister failed on Monday afternoon. We were served a copy of the court order at 7.30 p.m., but the government has not addressed the pressing issues faced by corporation employees. Therefore, we are going ahead with the strike,” he said.
Mr. Subbarao also clarified that since other JAC members were unavailable on Monday evening, no formal meeting was held to discuss the court’s directive. “We haven’t convened a meeting with all other JAC members on the court’s direction yet,” he added.
Meanwhile, managing directors of both KSRTC and BMTC issued an appeal to their employees, asking them to comply with the court directions.
“Dear Employees, as the High Court has issued an injunction against the strike called by labour unions tomorrow, we must honour the order. Since the Chief Minister has responded positively, employees of the transport corporation, which is a public utility service, are requested not to participate in tomorrow’s strike,” the note stated.
