PRTC members strike over manager’s attack at office

Police sources said that Vasudevan, PRTC manager was leaving for his re­s­idence at arou­nd 1:55 p.m. from the office when a gr­oup of miscreants all­egedly attacked him and fled the scene. He sustained injuries and was admitted to the Puducherry Gov­er­nment General Hospital.

On learning about the incident, PRTC bus drivers and conductors went on a flash strike and blocked traffic on the Maraimalai Adigal Salai, parking their buses haphazardly in front of the new bus stand. Many buses stopped on the way and passengers were forced to alight.

Police personnel held talks with the agitating crew and asked them to ply the buses and restore traffic. A scuffle ensued bet­w­een police and the bus crew who refused to yield. Police resorted to a lathi charge and removed the buses parked haphazardly on the road.

P. Lakshmanaswamy, general secretary of the Pondi­cherry State Government Empl­oyees Central Fed­era­ti­on, said that bus drivers and conductors in the un­io­ns of PRTC would not re­po­rt to work till police arrested the culprits behind the incident.