Passengers suffered as government buses did not run in Ariyalur district.
Record: March 29, 2022 03:09
AM
Ariyalur:
Government buses do not run
Trade unions across the country began a two-day strike yesterday, emphasizing 12-point demands, including the need to repeal the privatization law for public sector banks and companies, and condemning the federal government. Accordingly, AITUC, CITU, INTUC, HMS in Ariyalur. The works were affected as various unions including went on strike. Only 10 buses ran from the Ariyalur State Transport Corporation workshop. More than 70 buses did not run. Many female passengers, students and students were affected as government town buses did not run. Those coming to work from the village came in mini vans. The crowd on private buses doubled. At the State Bank of India branch in the city, customers came and exchanged money as usual. And some banks ran. Autos, lorries, trains ran as usual. Private cement factories operated.
The protest was held on behalf of the trade unions in front of the Ariyalur Chief Post Office. NFPE to protest Executive Chairman Ramachandran presided. Ramalingam took the lead. Assistant Secretaries Ravichandran and Anparasan explained the demands. AGTSU Chairman Gopalakrishnan, Divisional Secretary Maruthamuthu and others were present.
Triumphant
Ninety percent of government buses at the Jayankondam State Transport Corporation office are not operating. Private buses ran as usual. The normal life of the public was affected as most of the autos were stopped from running. At the Jayankondam Government Transport Corporation workshop, there were 92 buses, 475 drivers, 2 town buses with conductors and only 17 buses as 15 suburban buses. More than 70 are involved in the work. However, due to the low number of buses, many school and college students and the general public were inconvenienced.
Udayarpalayam Revenue Commissioner Parimalam, Jayankondam Tashildar Anandan and Jayankondam Deputy Superintendent (Responsible) Rajan went to the Government Transport Corporation office and instructed Trichy Divisional Manager Karthikeyan and Workshop Branch Manager Ramkumar to run extra buses for school and college students. Police were engaged in heavy security work.
154 people arrested
Moreover, the Jayankondam Post Office had earlier condemned the Central Government and sent letters to the TMC, CITU, AALF, LPF and HMS. The protest was led by Thurairaj, the district secretary of the Handloom Weavers’ Union and Kannan, the divisional secretary of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The demonstration was started by Ilangovan, the district secretary of the Marxist Communist Party. It was attended by a large number of people, including executives. Following the demonstration, 154 people, including 16 women, were arrested and imprisoned in a private wedding hall as unionists and Marxist Communist Party executives engaged in a sit-in protest on Four Roads near the Jayankondam post office. Jayangondam police led by Deputy Superintendent (Responsible) Rajan were deployed on security duty. All were released in the evening.
Wickramangalam, Dhaka
More than 30 employees of the sub post office in Wickramangala and its 13 village branch post offices took part in the strike. Thus those post offices were locked. Wickramangala police were on security duty. Also, government buses plying from Ariyalur to Muthuvancheri and Sripuranthan via Wickramangala are not running. Only private buses operated. Students going to school and the general public who travel by bus daily were most affected.
Government employees went on strike at various offices of the public sector banks, union office, registry office and education office in Dhaka. Thus the service in the public sector banks was completely paralyzed. Works were halted as government officials went on strike in various offices. On behalf of the Department of Transport, buses were operated on time to travel from Jayangondam Workshop and Kumbakonam Workshops to school and college students. But at other times bus traffic was seen to be low. Thus the normal life of the public was affected.