Hwh-Dhakuria bus ops hit after protest over workers' suspension
Sources claimed that a part of the services resumed by the evening.
The union claimed that around five of its buses were requisitioned by Das for the Martyrs' Day Rally, but another 27 were requisitioned by other party units. A few tried to operate on the normal routes. The suspended workers said this led to Das reacting angrily and dismissing the staffers.
Das, however, denied all claims. "A couple of people in the union had issues.
I went and resolved them. The buses are running again. This is an internal matter," she said.
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Ranjit Sarkar from the bus owners' association said, "Buses have almost stopped running. No buses were on the route after 8.30 am. I spoke to the councillor as soon as she arrived. Then we resumed the bus service. Services will be completely normal from Wednesday." Tapan Banerjee of the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate claimed that such "draconian action was unexpected and uncalled for". "We supply buses to all political parties.
But such an action is stopping us from offering services to the citizens," he added.
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