Uncertainty on distribution of mail as rural postal workers strike reaches 11th day

Udupi/Mangaluru: The rural postal workers strike on various demands has reached its 11^th day on Friday.

Including Karnataka, 7 people have died across the nation. 4 people have died in Karnataka. On Thursday, two people died at Bellary and Bidar respectively after suffering a heart attack during the strike. On Friday, A.B. postal workers group general secretary Mahadevayya gave call for Sanchar Bhavan Chalo programme at Delhi. The mail distribution service at various locations has halted. Many representatives of the people have supported this protest.

A.B.Rural postal workers group district president Basava Billava and Secretary Santosh Madhyastha have reflected unhappiness on MP Shobha Karandlaje failing to visit the location in Udupi city where the postal workers are carrying their strike.

Mail remains undistributed

1,467 mail bags remain to be distributed at Puttur division. In Udupi division (Udupi and Kundapur) close to 5 lakh pieces on mail remain to be distributed informed rural postal workers group members. The mail sent by political parties on their candidates for the teachers and graduate constituencies are not being distributed on the rural level.

As the schools have begun, large amount of student scholarship have accumulated due to lack of distribution. Since May 21^st, around 3,000 mail bags have remained undistributed at the railway mail service (RMS) Mangaluru division, informed sources from the department.

“According to the Supreme Court’s judgment, salary should not be given when strike is maintained. Now, due to the 11 days of strike, lakhs of pieces of mail have remained undistributed. Who is going to distribute this in the future? How can we work when we will not accept our salaries?” said workers group Secretary Santosh Madhyastha.