A Rupee Halts RTC Buses in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The remittance of a rupee change to a RTC bus passenger resulted in scores of RTC buses coming to a standstill on Monday in the city.

The issue started when RTC conductor Ratna Kumari did not refund change of a rupee to a woman passenger stating she did not have the money. The protesting passenger got into an argument with the conductor and fellow passengers joined her. Later, they lodged a complaint with the RTC authorities who promptly suspended the conductor.
As the news of the suspension spread, RTC employees staged a protest at their respective depots resulting in fewer buses plying on the city roads on Monday morning.

An argument between a passenger and a conductor resulted in the conductor’s suspension forcing RTC workers to stage protest.

Commuters were left stranded at several bus stops as they did not know about the non-plying of the buses. Auto and cab drivers , however, had a field day on Monday.