Retaliatory transfers of KSRTC staff won’t be tolerated: CITU

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) State vice-president S. Jayamohan has said that any attempts to arbitrarily transfer Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees in violation of established norms will face fierce resistance. Speaking after inaugurating the Kollam district convention of the KSRTC Employees Association (CITU), he added that gaining power does not give the government a license to act against workers.

The convention passed a resolution calling for the immediate resumption of construction work on the new Kollam KSRTC depot, which has come to a complete standstill. “The project had previously been tendered and inaugurated by the Transport Minister using financial aid from the former LDF government alongside the Asset Development Fund of former MLA M. Mukesh,” it said. Furthermore, the resolution urged the State government to fully absorb the financial burden incurred by the Corporation due to the implementation of the ‘Priyadarshini’ free travel scheme. The convention was presided over by district president V. Rajeev.