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| Sunday, 7 August 2005 |
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Bus operators demand suspension of fines by Indeewara Thilakarathne The organisation for the Protection of All Ceylon Vehicle Owners and Drivers' yesterday vowed that they would launch an islandwide strike from midnight Sunday demanding the suspension of the fines imposed on drivers which they claimed to be unjustifiable. "In terms of the Fine Increasing Act No. 12 of 2005, the drivers are being fined on two counts; reckless driving, not making an attempt to avert an accident and dangerous driving. For each count a driver is fined a sum of Rs. 25,000 and the police exploit this situation. What we demand is not to do away with these increased fines but to suspend it. If our demands are not met by midnight Sunday, we will launch an islandwide strike" said the Chairman of the Organisation, Gemunu Wijerathne. The organisation also claims that the increased fines are unjustifiable on account of a poor quality network of roads without proper bus-stops. However in a separate development, the Secretary of the All Ceylon Omni-Bus Federation Anjan Priyahjith said that the Federation had not yet decided to join the strike. A decision in this regard was expected to be taken at a special executive meeting to be held at 4.00 p.m. today Meanwhile Transport Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna told the Sunday Observer that a meeting was held last Friday and that the Organisation was requested to submit the demands in writing so that relief measures could be taken, considering the demands, to rectify the situation. |
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