Telangana rail roko postponed to October 15

The Telangana Joint Action Committee (T-JAC) chairman M. Kodandaram announced on Tuesday that the three-day rail roko called by his organisation on October 12 to 14 had been deferred. It would now be organised in the Telangana region from October 15 to 17, he told reporters here.

Accordingly, the South Central Railway declared that all train services would run as per their original schedule on October 12, 13 and 14. It announced scrapping of the changes informed on Monday evening in the pattern of train services and also withdrew the travel advisory to the passengers.

Meanwhile, the A. P. State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) rolled out bus services partially from its various depots in the Telangana region as the National Mazdoor Union (NMU), the majority body in the Corporation, announced its decision to end the strike. 

Till noon, the Corporation operated about 25 per cent of the over 7,000 buses that cater to the region. 

However, it faced resistance from members of the Telangana RTC JAC, who squatted in front of the main gates of several depots. 

The JAC had strongly differed with the decision of the NMU leadership to end the strike on Monday evening after talks with the government.

Keywords: JAC, Telangana issue