KCR rules out taking back striking TSRTC employees

Hyderabad: With the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) continuing their strike, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday night made it clear that there is no question of taking back those who did not join duties before the deadline set by the government.
The Chief Minister announced that only 1,200 employees are now left in TSRTC, even as about 50,000 employees continued their strike for a second consecutive day, paralysing bus services across the state.
Terming the strike illegal, the government had asked the employees to report for duty by 6 p.m. on Saturday, failing which they will lose their jobs.
Hardening his stand, the Chief Minister ruled out merging TSRTC with the government, which is the main demand of the striking employees.
Stating that those who went on strike committed a grave mistake, he said there was no question of any compromise with them. He made it clear that there will be no talks with the striking employees.
KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, said that there should a permanent end to blackmail tactics, indiscipline and actions that often create headaches.