Notwithstanding issue of notices, a large number of transport corporation employees continued with their strike even as government buses were operated in Tiruchi region engaging private persons on daily wages on Sunday.
About 95% of the transport corporation employees of Tiruchi region were still on strike with only a section of those affiliated to the ruling party union and some on the verge of retirement reporting for duty, said N. Mani, deputy general secretary of AITUC-affiliated Tamil Nadu State Transport Employees Federation.
A TNSTC official said nearly 85% of the buses were operated in Tiruchi region covering Tiruchi, Perambalur and Ariyalur. The official admitted that a majority of the State transport corporation buses were operated engaging drivers of private buses and goods carriers.
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Government buses were being operated mostly by private persons who did not have the required driving experience in driving passenger vehicles, claimed Mr. Mani.