Through PTI
CHANDIGARH: Contractual staff of the Punjab Roadways and the Pepsu Highway Transportation Company went on strike on Tuesday to press for his or her calls for, together with an building up in salaries.
The strike left many passengers stranded at bus stands, together with in Sangrur, Ludhiana and Patiala.
Gurvinder Singh, secretary of the Punjab Roadways, Punbus, PRTC Contract Employees’ Union, mentioned they’re staging demonstrations in any respect 27 bus stands within the state.
The contractual staff are in the hunt for from the state govt, amongst others, a 5 consistent with cent hike of their annual salaries. Singh mentioned the hike used to be promised via the state govt however now not carried out.
Waving black flags, the protesting staff raised slogans towards the federal government and threatened to accentuate their protest if their calls for don’t seem to be met.
The strike inconvenienced many passengers, a number of of whom have been ignorant of the strike name.
A passenger on the Sangrur stand mentioned he waited for a state-owned bus for 25 mins however “now not even a unmarried bus got here.”
A lady passenger in Ludhiana mentioned she used to be looking ahead to a bus to Jalandhar however didn’t get one.
CHANDIGARH: Contractual staff of the Punjab Roadways and the Pepsu Highway Transportation Company went on strike on Tuesday to press for his or her calls for, together with an building up in salaries.
The strike left many passengers stranded at bus stands, together with in Sangrur, Ludhiana and Patiala.
Gurvinder Singh, secretary of the Punjab Roadways, Punbus, PRTC Contract Employees’ Union, mentioned they’re staging demonstrations in any respect 27 bus stands within the state.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The contractual staff are in the hunt for from the state govt, amongst others, a 5 consistent with cent hike of their annual salaries. Singh mentioned the hike used to be promised via the state govt however now not carried out.
Waving black flags, the protesting staff raised slogans towards the federal government and threatened to accentuate their protest if their calls for don’t seem to be met.
The strike inconvenienced many passengers, a number of of whom have been ignorant of the strike name.
A passenger on the Sangrur stand mentioned he waited for a state-owned bus for 25 mins however “now not even a unmarried bus got here.”
A lady passenger in Ludhiana mentioned she used to be looking ahead to a bus to Jalandhar however didn’t get one.