Metro staff from Kochi will assist if employees go on strike: BMRCL

Bengaluru: With uncertainty of Namma Metro employees going on a strike from today, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on said it is getting Kochi Metro staff to Bengaluru to ensure that the services don’t get affected.

Suryanarayana Murthy, vice-president, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (BMREU), said they will call for a strike based on the outcome of the high court hearing this afternoon, and said that 900 of 1,500 Metro employees will participate in the strike.

He said using the services of Kochi Metro staffers won’t work and alleged that there are attempts to use untrained staff as replacement in case of a strike, which could be dangerous.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) managing director Mahendra Jain told that they have sufficient staff to ensure that the services remain operational and Kochi Metro staffs are arriving on Monday morning to be ready for any contingency.