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PUNE: MSRTC drivers called off their strike after assurances from state transport minister Diwakar Raote on Saturday night. “I have been following the MSRTC strike and it’s very frustrating,” Kanitkar fumed. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation employees across the state had gone on strike since Friday to demand a hike in salaries.During the meeting, Raote explained a proposal to increase their salaries. The techie had planned to go home to Mumbai to attend his sister’s engagement, but the strike put paid to his plans of inexpensive travel. “I went this morning to Swargate and Shivajinagar depots, but didn’t find any buses to Mumbai..