The former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Friday took a dig at the government for the manner in which it is handling the strike by the public transport corporations’ employees.
Mr. Yeddyurappa, who visited the Majestic bus-stand and interacted with the stranded commuters, warned that there was a possibility of the people losing their calm and the law and order situation getting affected if the government did not take immediate measures to resolve the crisis.
Speaking to mediapersons, he expressed dissatisfaction over the moves to sack the trainee staff on strike. Such a measure would only complicate the problem, he said.
He advised the government not to stick to prestige while holding negotiations with the striking employees.
He said the government should have taken precautionary measures to prevent inconvenience to commuters.
At the same time, he felt it was not proper for transport staff to put people to inconvenience by striking work.
Urging the protesting staff to report to duty, the former Chief Minister said they should try to solve their problems only through talks with the government instead of striking work.
‘Act swiftly’
Later, participating at a public function, Mr. Yeddyurappa sternly asked Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who shared the dais with him, to take immediate measures to resolve the crisis through negotiations with the striking employees.
He sought to publicly draw the attention of the Chief Minister to the inconvenience caused to commuters due to the ongoing strike.
Mr. Yeddyurappa reportedly met some of the leaders of the striking employees later at his residence and held consultations with them on their problems as well as demands.
