More than 50 drivers, conductors and mechanics were suspended by the MSRTC’s Pune division over ‘disciplinary reasons’ by Thursday evening.
As the state transport workers’ union continues with its strike, the administration of Maharashtra State Road
Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has taken a strict stance, taking punitive actions against staffers refusing to join duty and making it difficult for them to stay at depots by shutting down staff rooms.
By Thursday evening, more than 50 drivers, conductors and mechanics were suspended by the MSRTC’s Pune division over ‘disciplinary reasons’.
On Thursday morning, it decided to shut the resting rooms that are available at Swargate, Shivajinagar, Vallabhnagar and Pune Station hoping that shutting access to free accommodation will lead the workers, who are presently staging sit-in protests outside the depots, to return to their homes thereby weakening the movement
The resting rooms are meant for passengers and for staffers who come from other places for a night halt
Since the operations are closed and the staff are not reporting to work, there’s no point keeping the rooms open.