Roadway union bandh evokes partial response

A two-hour work boycott call given by some employee unions of Uttarakhand roadways partially affected the services on Sunday. The employees gave the call to show their opposition for the State Government’s policy of handing over the assets of roadways to the private players.The President of Uttarakhand Roadways Karamchari Sanyukt Parishad, Ramchandra Raturi said that the work boycott was done from 11 am to 1 pm. 

He said that during his time of the day minimum number of buses ply and this time was chosen so that least inconvenience is suffered by the commuters. Raturi said that the three major employee unions have constituted a joint forum for the purpose. He said that handing over of property of old roadways bus stand to GTM company highlights the policy of transferring prime properties to private players and the employee unions would oppose this policy. The members of different roadways unions gathered at Old bus stand where launching ceremony of GTM city centre was presided over by the State Chief Minister Harish Rawat and shouted slogans against the Government. The workers of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) also registered their vociferous protest on the occasion.