Bus Conductors  

The loss-incurring corporation had recently terminated 3,872 empanelled (temporary) bus conductors following a directive from the high court on December 17. Now these KSRTC empanelled employees and their families have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha election
 

Left without employment, the former KSRTC conductors lay on the busy Mahatma Gandhi Road in front of the secretariat and covered themselves with a white cloth, in a symbolic protest over the mass termination of employees.

 

The loss-incurring KSRTC had recently terminated 3,872 empanelled (temporary) bus conductors following a directive from the high court. As many as 3,872 families were left in an economic struggle due to the sudden termination of the employees

The main demand of the unions is the increase in employee salary. A letter has been given to the government appointing M-Panel employees. Acting on a directive from the Kerala high court, the state transport Corporation (KSRTC) had removed 3,872 temporary bus conductors from service.