City bus union to go on strike again

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City bus union to go on strike again

Thursday, 23 May 2019 | PNS | DEHRADUN

City Bus Seva Union has sent a letter to the secretary of Regional Transport Authority (RTA) issuing an ultimatum to meet the conditions of the agreement which was signed between the RTA and the union. The union has decided to organise a one day picket after a week.

If even after that their demands are not fulfilled, the union will once again schedule work boycott and strike in protest.

President of City Bus Seva Union Vijay Vardhan Dandariyal said, “An agreement letter was signed between the then RTO Sudhanshu Garg  and the union on July 23, 2017 after our strike. However, not even a single condition was fulfilled by the department.

Our protest was and still is against Vikrams that have the permit of contract carriages but are operating as stage carriages, which in return is affecting the business of city buses. It is because of them that city bus owners are selling their buses and surrendering their permits.”Giving details about the agreement that was signed in year 2017 he said, “According to the agreement, if a contract carriage is found taking individual passengers rather than taking passengers on booking as they are supposed to do or found overloading as Vikrams are only supposed to take 6 passengers, a notice will be sent to owner of such a vehicle.

When the person will come to submit the challan, he will be asked to sign on an affidavit that if he is found breaking the rules again, the RTA will act on the suspension of his permit.”

He further added, “To make sure that the vehicle for which the suspension of permit is in procedure is not operating, the said vehicle will be parked in Asharodi check-post compound.”

Speaking about the picket he said, “This is our way of registering our protest. If they do not fulfill the conditions within the week then we will be bound to conduct a full blown strike.”

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