Transport staff unions demand probe into oil outlet scam in Eluru

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Leaders of the AP Public Transport Department Employees' Union person urged the authorities to analyse the diesel scam astatine an APSRTC pump successful Eluru and revoke suspension of employees who were being made scapegoats for the irregularities resorted to by higher-level officials.

In a connection connected Friday, the APPTD Employees' Union State president P. Damodar Rao and wide caput G.V. Narasayya alleged that the RTC officials successful Eluru failed to supervise the diesel pump established successful 2021. They said the procedure, the responsibilities oregon duties for due cognition of the pump were not intelligibly defined. Instead of assigning responsibilities to the officials, each the accountability was placed connected outsourced employees.

The Employees Union person said due to the fact that of this negligence, the caller audit had identified irregularities amounting to astir ₹82 lakh. They alleged that alternatively of filing a constabulary ailment and ensuring enactment against the liable persons, elder RTC officials intervened and collected astir ₹50 lakh from 9 employees and exempted them from the case.

The national leaders alleged that 4 different employees were pressured to wage wealth and were threatened with suspension. “Since they refused to wage for a mistake they did not commit, they were unjustly suspended,” said Mr. Damodar Rao, informing that the 4 suspended employees included M.S. Rao, APSRTC State and Workers’ Federation’s State president Ch. Sundarayya and 2 others from the Eluru depot.

The national leaders demanded that immoderate enactment beryllium taken lone aft a thorough investigation. They said if the suspension orders against the 4 employees were not revoked, the protestation that had started astatine the depot level would beryllium escalated and volition not halt until justness is ensured.

Meanwhile, leaders of APSRTC Staff and Workers’ Federation besides demanded contiguous revocation of the employees’ suspension. They said persons liable for the irregularities astatine the retail lipid outlet successful Eluru depot should beryllium brought to publication and officials should halt their attempts to unfairly people guiltless individuals.

Published - November 21, 2025 09:58 p.m. IST

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