New Delhi, September 2 - Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday tried to draw the nation's attention to the issue of Delhi Transport Corporation (43) employees, home guards. The Congress MP on Monday highlighted the issue of job insecurity and economic hardship on 'X'. He said that with no social security, no stable income and no permanent job, contract labor has turned a job with great responsibility into a situation of compulsion.
The reaction came days after Rahul Gandhi rode a DTC bus. During the bus journey, he interacted with the bus drivers, conductors and marshals. Rahul Gandhi wrote on 'X' that while the drivers and conductors are forced to live in the darkness of uncertainty, the home guards who are continuously deployed for the safety of the passengers have been going unpaid for the last 6 months.
He said that DTC employees are like other government employees across the country, but they are constantly living under the fear of privatization. These are the people who run India, who facilitate travel to millions of travelers every day, but what they get in return for their dedication is unfair.
Rahul Gandhi demanded equal work, equal pay. Notably, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi boarded a DTC bus near Sarojini Nagar bus depot last week, where he discussed their issues with many bus drivers and conductors as well as marshals.