Government trying to tamper FIRs of RTC employees suicide cases: Congress

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Tuesday alleged that the TRS government has attempted to tamper with facts in the FIRs (First Information Reports) pertaining to suicide cases of RTC employees.

Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) official spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin informed that on receiving the information about RTC conductor Surender Goud's suicide, he immediately visited his house in Kulsumpura on Sunday night.

He also visited the Kulsumpura police station along with Surender's family members, where the local police were preparing the FIR.

He said he was shocked to see that the police were trying to cite ill-health as the reason for Surender's suicide.

"They were trying to skip the mention of RTC strike and his illegal dismissal from service in the FIR. On my intervention, the FIR was corrected, and family's version was added that he committed suicide due to depression and financial problems caused due to his illegal dismissal from service," he said.

Nizamuddin said similarly attempts were made to tamper with the FIR in the suicide case of RTC driver Srinivas Reddy in Khammam.

Referring to the State government's attempts to involve private travel and tour operators to deal with the crisis, Nizamuddin said that the Chief Minister was highly opportunist.

He stated the State government completely neglected the private tour operators for the last five years and did not hold a single meeting even to discuss their issues.

Nizamuddin, who also heads the Telangana State Cabs and Bus Operators Association, said that several representations were made to the government for fulfillment of long pending demands.

However, he said that the government remained non-responsive. "In view of RTC strike, CM KCR is trying to involve private operators, but he is still not willing to resolve their problems," he said, adding that private operators would submit their demands afresh and they too would go on strike if their demands are not met.