State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Dr Harsha de Silva says that it is regrettable the railway trade unions launched a strike over an issue regarding a land and halted train commuting to inconvenience the passengers.
He added that the trade unions should not operate in this way and that the public should question the reasonableness of such actions by trade unions.
Meanwhile, railway trade unions launched a two-hour strike yesterday (26) protesting State Minister Harsha de Silva’s alleged threats against the construction of a security fence by employees and security officers of Department of Railway, in a land near the Elphinstone Theatre and obstructing their work.
According to the Convener of Railway Operations Supervisory Union (ROSU) Lal Ariyaratne, the State Minister has obstructed the construction process claiming that the land in question does not belong to the Department of Railway.
However, reportedly, the said land has been rendered to the Department of Railway through a Cabinet approval.
