Protestors attack non-striking buses

(March 31, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The National Transport Commission has received complaints to the effect that several buses that did not take part in today’s inter province bus strike had been attacked in various parts of the island.

“The names of those responsible for the attacks have been handed over to the police,” said Dr. Amal Kumarage, Chairman of the Commission.

Bus owners and employees who operate on inter provincial bus routes kept away from work today claiming that the National Transport Commission was imposing unfair fines on them.

They claimed that they were severely inconvenienced by the regulations imposed by the Commission.

However, commuters too have been severely inconvenienced as a result of the strike carried out in several parts of the country.
-Sri Lanka Guardian