Jan 06, 2025 02:56 PM IST
Based on Bathinda PRTC union president Kuldeep Singh Manes, of the 186 state enterprise buses in Bathinda depot, solely 11 ran until midday.
Passengers in Bathinda and adjoining districts of southwest Punjab bore the brunt on the primary day of the Punjab Roadways and PRTC contractual employees’ three-day strike on Monday as scores of state roadways buses stopped plying since midnight.
PRTC contractual staff holding a protest in Bathinda on Monday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Non-public buses have been operating packed on numerous routes within the area.
PRTC union president Kuldeep Singh Manes in Bathinda claimed that of the 186 buses in Bathinda depot, solely 11 had run until midday.
“The call of the strike has evoked a total response from all districts. We will continue the agitation until our demands for regularisation of jobs and better wages are met by the state government,” he mentioned.
Official sources mentioned that the common staff had reported for responsibility, and efforts have been being made to streamline the motion of buses.
Commuters have been seen complaining in regards to the strike. “I have been waiting for a state-owned bus for more than an hour,” mentioned a lady on the Bathinda bus stand.