Chandigarh, March 30 – Haryana Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that it is everyone’s democratic right to protest, but if an employee misbehaves by garlanding his colleagues with shoes, then strict action would certainly be taken against the one who is found guilty. Along with legal action, strict departmental action will also be taken against such employee, he added.
Notably, during the strike held on March 29, Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said this in reference to the incident where a Haryana Roadways driver was garlanded with shoes for not taking part in the strike in Dabwali, Sirsa district. In this strike, the bus conductor was also heckled by the employees as he refused to participate in the said protest.
The Minister said that in this case, the FIR has been registered on the complaint of the victim driver and conductor. The police have also arrested some people in this matter. Such people will not be spared at any cost, said Sh. Mool Chand Sharma.
The Minister said that during the strike, general managers of the roadways did a good job in some districts and got a large number of buses plying, whereas the general managers of some districts failed to do the same. Departmental action has been initiated against such general managers, said the Minister.
He said that the employee unions are spreading the rumours and misinformation about roadways privatization. The government is continuously increasing the number of buses in the fleet of roadways.
Recently, 2000 roadways employees have been promoted. Haryana Roadways is leading in the country. The general public will not face any kind of trouble, assured the Minister.