Hyderabad: Demanding the state government to reinstate their services, conductors suspended from their services from the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the chief justice of Supreme Court, Lokayukta, the Central Vigilance and Enforcement Directorate and chief minister A Revanth Reddy; accusing TGSRTC MD VC Sajjanar of perpetrating immoral and corrupt practices.
Addressing media persons at Somajiguda Press Club on Tuesday, March 11, a group of TGSRTC conductors including women poured out their woes after they were summarily dismissed by the corporation after an inquiry was conducted on them.
A total of 2,400 conductors were sacked by the corporation during the BRS government, according to the conductors.
“We have made small mistakes like losing Rs 20-30, for which you have suspended us. Did we ever speak about the corruption perpetrated by you? Why are you using taking revenge against us like using brahmastra against sparrows,” a female conductor who was serving in Hanamkonda depot questioned, breaking-down before the media.
Comparing Sajjanar with a father, as he has been leading the family of TGSRTC, she said that he was supposed to show mercy on them for their small mistakes like a father would forgive his children.
“For the past one year we have been pleading with you to pardon us. We also came to Bus Bhavan to meet you, but you are not allowing us to meet you. If you can’t speak with us, it means you have lost as a father. You are ineligible to be the managing director. If you can do any justice to us please do, or else please step down so that at least the next MD will do justice to us,” the female conductor pleaded.
She said that the situation of the suspended conductors was such that they were neither able to feed their children, nor could they afford to meet their educational expenditure because of going unemployed.
The female conductor expressed her fear of the suspended conductors dying by suicide if they were not reinstated immediately.
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One of the representatives of the conductors said that a nine-page complaint signed by around 200 suspended conductors against Sajjanar was sent to the highest levels of power at the Centre and the state government on Monday.
