TW Newsdesk, Feb 8: Around 900 Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) contractual bus drivers have reportedly approached the Colaba police station accusing that their contractors have not paid them salaries for 5 months and provident funds (PF) for 13 months. The drivers deployed in five prominent bus depots – Colaba, Bandra, Wadala, Kurla and Vikhroli – have been sitting jobless since October.

The basic salary of these drivers is Rs18,000 per month. “They had deducted money from our salaries in the name of PF and medical expenses but it hasn’t been paid to us yet,” explained a driver.