Key points:
• MSRTC employee died by suicide due to financial crisis at his residence in Jalgaon .
• He said ST Corporation and Thackeray government are responsible for this drastic step.
• ST workers across the state have been staging agitation demanding payment dues of the last two months.
• The MSRTC needs Rs 292 crores per month for paying salaries.
Manoj Anil Chowdhary (30), who was an MSRTC employee, he died by suicide due to financial crisis, at his residence in Jalgaon.
The incident came in front on Monday morning. The man allegedly hanged himself to death at his residence.
He was working in Jalgaon depot, has left behind a suicide note saying he took this drastic step due to low salary and irregularities in the ST Corporation.
He said that the working methods of ST Corporation and Thackeray government are responsible for the drastic step he took.
“My family has nothing to do with my suicide. ST organization should try to get my PF and LIC to my family,” he urged in the suicide note.
Following the incident, MIDC police rushed to the spot and took his body to the district hospital for autopsy. ST union office bearers also reached the district hospital.
Meanwhile, ST workers across the state have been staging agitation demanding payment dues of the last two months, dues of October pay and dues of dearness allowance.
The MSRTC workers were working under extremely adverse conditions during the Covid-19 period. However, there is huge dissatisfaction among the workers as they are not getting paid for the work they have done.
On October 30, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) sought Rs 3,600 crore from the state government for payment of salaries and other essential expenses. The MSRTC needs Rs 292 crores per month for paying salaries.
