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Private bus owners: Threaten to strike from today

09 Jul 2020

By Skandha Gunasekara Private bus owners are to conduct an islandwide strike from today (12) if their demands of waiving off monthly dues to the provincial councils, among others, are not met, The Morning learnt. Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne told The Morning that the private bus sector is being treated unfairly during a time when all sections of society are facing hardships. “The Western Provincial Council has been charging the usual monthly rate via the logsheet even for the periods our buses were not operating. They have charged us for June as well. We demand that the ‘logsheet’ and its ensuing monthly charges be waived off till December,” Wijeratne said. He explained that each bus has to pay Rs. 1,600 per month to the respective provincial councils for allowing them to operate in the province. He then said that they have also demanded a fuel subsidy of Rs. 10 per kilometre from the Government. “Now the Government is cracking down on the use of kerosene as fuel for buses. This practice of using kerosene as a cheap alternative for fuel has been going on for years and they’re now taking steps against this as it is harmful to the environment and is unsafe. With such hardships and the lack of customers, we demand the Government pay us Rs. 10 per kilometre we have operated,” he said. Wijeratne said that they had informed the Minister of the trade union action that is to be taken. “We have told the Minister and have now written to the Presidential Secretariat as well,” he added.

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