Disciplinary action has been initiated against a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus conductor who had forcibly made a group of school students get off his bus in Nuwara Eliya.
Video footage of the incident, which had been widely circulated on social media, shows the conductor behaving rashly and forcing the students, who had season tickets, to get off the bus.
Addressing the incident, Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake informed Parliament today that the said conductor has been removed from service with immediate effect.
He further said that the conductor would not be allowed to rejoin the service until the completion of the investigation into the incident.
The minister added that disciplinary action has already been initiated against the bus conductor.
Minister Bimal Rathnayake pointed out that it was recently decided that complaints can be filed against SLTB bus drivers and conductors who operate services while bypassing school children and citizens with a bus season ticket.
During a recent meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Minister Bimal Rathnayake said any citizen could report such incidents by calling 1958.
At the time, the minister assured that stringent measures would be taken against such misconduct. (Islandnews)
CTB bus conductor suspended! A conductor who was seen in a viral video asking students with bus season tickets to get down has been suspended, confirms Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake. pic.twitter.com/218YkIeRF5
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