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Roadway employees on 2-day strike, commuters hit

| Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Roadways employees went on a two-day strike Tuesday to protest the state government's decision to introduce 700 private buses in the state. "We want the Haryana government to withdraw its decision of introducing private buses in the state," a union leader said Tuesday.They said the government should instead increase the number of buses under the roadways department.There are about 19,000 employees in Haryana Roadways, which has a fleet of 4,100 buses in which nearly 12 lakh passengers travel daily.The government would effectively implement the ESMA, a senior official said.The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday directed the Haryana government to ensure strict implementation of the ESMA during two-day strike called by the state's Roadways Employees Union.In August also, the employees had gone on a day-long strike to protest the government's decision to introduce 700 private buses in the state. Despite the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) being in force the roadways workers went on strike and staged sit-ins at several depots across the state, including in Rohtak, Bhiwani, Sirsa and Chandigarh.The Essential Services Maintenance Act prohibits strikes by employees in an essential service.Police personnel were deployed at several bus stands to prevent any untoward incident and buses plied with police escort at some roadways depots.The agitating employees said they would not allow the government to launch 700 private buses in the state as it would lead to privatisation of the transport department.

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Roadways employees went on a two-day strike Tuesday to protest the state government's decision to introduce 700 private buses in the state. Despite the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) being in force the roadways workers went on strike and staged sit-ins at several depots across the state, including in Rohtak, Bhiwani, Sirsa and Chandigarh.The Essential Services Maintenance Act prohibits strikes by employees in an essential service.Police personnel were deployed at several bus stands to prevent any untoward incident and buses plied with police escort at some roadways depots.The agitating employees said they would not allow the government to launch 700 private buses in the state as it would lead to privatisation of the transport department."We want the Haryana government to withdraw its decision of introducing private buses in the state," a union leader said Tuesday.They said the government should instead increase the number of buses under the roadways department.There are about 19,000 employees in Haryana Roadways, which has a fleet of 4,100 buses in which nearly 12 lakh passengers travel daily.The government would effectively implement the ESMA, a senior official said.The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday directed the Haryana government to ensure strict implementation of the ESMA during two-day strike called by the state's Roadways Employees Union.In August also, the employees had gone on a day-long strike to protest the government's decision to introduce 700 private buses in the state.

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