Public transport services impacted in Haryana as roadways employees join nationwide strike
Chandigarh Mar 28 PTI Public transport services were affected in Haryana on Monday as the Roadways employees joined the two-day nationwide strike call given by a joint forum of the central trade unions to protest against the Centres alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers workers and peopleCommuters had to face a tough time as the bus services remained suspended at several depots of Haryana RoadwaysThe roadways employees held protest at many depots in the state as part of the strikeSarbat Singh Punia a leader of the joint front of 10 unions of roadways employees said that in all the depots bus services are suspendedOnly a few buses which are run under the kilometre scheme were operated in the morning in Narnaul Jhajjar and Chandigarh depots by private operators Our roadways employees are observing a complete strike he saidHe alleged that the BJP led Haryana government was not strengthening the Haryana Roadways fleetThis indicates their intent to promote privatisation of the transport services There were 4200 buses in the Haryana Roadways fleet about six years back which have been reduced to 2600 now and route permits are given to promote private buses Haryana Roadways needs 10000 buses in its fleet but the government is not paying heed he claimedIn some districts prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were imposed to maintain law and order during the strike under which a ban has been imposed on the gathering of five or more persons in a 100-metre area of the bus stands officials saidPunia claimed that employees and workers of some other departments including public sector banks and municipal bodies are also participating in the nationwide strikeMeanwhile public transport buses were plying normally in neighbouring Punjab officials saidOur bus services are running normally in Punjab an official of the State Transport Department saidNaresh Gaur Deputy General Secretary of Punjab Bank Employees Federation however said the employees of nationalised bank employees joined the strike and the banking services remained affected in PunjabCentral trade unions on Monday began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the governments alleged wrong policiesA joint forum of central trade unions had given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29Their demands include the scrapping of the labour codes no privatisation of any form scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline NMP increased allocation of wages under MNREGA Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act and regularisation of contract workers among othersThe central trade unions that are part of this joint forum are INTUC AITUC HMS CITU AIUTUC TUCC SEWA AICCTU LPF and UTUC PTI SUN VSD BAL BAL
Chandigarh Mar 28 PTI Public transport services were affected in Haryana on Monday as the Roadways employees joined the two-day nationwide strike call given by a joint forum of the central trade unions to protest against the Centres alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers workers and peopleCommuters had to face a tough time as the bus services remained suspended at several depots of Haryana RoadwaysThe roadways employees held protest at many depots in the state as part of the strikeSarbat Singh Punia a leader of the joint front of 10 unions of roadways employees said that in all the depots bus services are suspendedOnly a few buses which are run under the kilometre scheme were operated in the morning in Narnaul Jhajjar and Chandigarh depots by private operators Our roadways employees are observing a complete strike he saidHe alleged that the BJP led Haryana government was not strengthening the Haryana Roadways fleetThis indicates their intent to promote privatisation of the transport services There were 4200 buses in the Haryana Roadways fleet about six years back which have been reduced to 2600 now and route permits are given to promote private buses Haryana Roadways needs 10000 buses in its fleet but the government is not paying heed he claimedIn some districts prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were imposed to maintain law and order during the strike under which a ban has been imposed on the gathering of five or more persons in a 100-metre area of the bus stands officials saidPunia claimed that employees and workers of some other departments including public sector banks and municipal bodies are also participating in the nationwide strikeMeanwhile public transport buses were plying normally in neighbouring Punjab officials saidOur bus services are running normally in Punjab an official of the State Transport Department saidNaresh Gaur Deputy General Secretary of Punjab Bank Employees Federation however said the employees of nationalised bank employees joined the strike and the banking services remained affected in PunjabCentral trade unions on Monday began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the governments alleged wrong policiesA joint forum of central trade unions had given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29Their demands include the scrapping of the labour codes no privatisation of any form scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline NMP increased allocation of wages under MNREGA Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act and regularisation of contract workers among othersThe central trade unions that are part of this joint forum are INTUC AITUC HMS CITU AIUTUC TUCC SEWA AICCTU LPF and UTUC PTI SUN VSD BAL BAL
