Punjab Roadways' staff strike: Talks between protesters, govt inconclusive
An indefinite strike by contractual employees of the Punjab Roadways will continue as a meeting between the protesters and the Punjab Government remained inconclusive on Wednesday.
Earlier, leaders of the Roadways' Union refused to hold any meeting with Punjab Transport Minister Razia Sultana. The protesting Punjab Roadways employees have announced to further intensify their protest.
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Employees of the Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and PRTC workers had planned to gherao the Siswan farm house in support of their demands protesting on September 7. However, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh later called them for a meeting. The main demand of the Punjab Roadways' employees included the regularisation of their services.
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As many as 2,000 buses have been affected across the state due to the strike by the contractual workers.
Currently, the Punjab Government has been facing a series of protests following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Panel Commission recommendations in the state. Other than Punjab Roadways' staff, doctors, government employees and contractual teachers have been protesting against the government for not fulfilling the promises it had made in 2017.
The Transport Department has directed the managements of the state transport undertakings to deploy their regular staff, currently doing desk jobs, on field duties so as to minimise the impact of the bus strike.
- PTC News
