Haryana Roadways employees set for statewide strike tomorrow

Haryana Roadways Sanjha Morcha has declared a complete Chakka jam on February 16, asserting their intention to go on strike. A statewide signature campaign was conducted on Wednesday to finalize preparations for the strike, garnering support from drivers, conductors, clerical staff, and workshop colleagues. Morcha leaders claim that employees have pledged full support for a roadways blockade on February 16.

Senior leaders of Haryana Roadways Sanjha Morcha, including Jaiveer Ghanghas, Virendra Singroha, Narendra Dinod, Sumer Siwach, Vinod Sharma, Jagdeep Lather, Amit Mehrana, Sanjeev Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Manoj Chahal, Surendra Kumar, Balraj Deshwal, and Azad Yadav, expressed their dissatisfaction with the government’s repeated unfulfilled promises and negligent attitude towards employee demands.

The leaders stated that the use of Haryana Roadways buses in the BJP rally by the state government is a blatant misuse of government machinery, highlighting the insensitivity of the government to the inconveniences faced by the people of Haryana. They anticipate road blockages at various locations due to farmers’ agitation and a general strike on February 16 and call for a ban on using roadways buses in rallies.

Sanjha Morcha emphasized that the government should not compel drivers and conductors to be on duty during this period, holding the government and high officials responsible for any accidents. Despite repeated meetings with the Transport Minister and the Principal Secretary of the Transport Department to communicate their demands, the employees have received no positive response or
action.

The key demands include stopping privatization policies, forming the Eighth Pay Commission, withdrawing the Hit and Run law, increasing the pay scale of conductors and clerks to ₹35,400, withdrawing the reduction in earned leave, and restoring the old pension and providing risk allowance. They also demand the inclusion of 10 thousand buses in the fleet to generate employment for 60 thousand unemployed individuals, confirming the status of employees recruited in 2016, and filling vacant posts in all categories, including workshops, through permanent recruitment. Senior leader Sumer Siwach urged all roadways employees to participate in the strike on February 16.