Punjab Roadways’ staff strike: All Punjab bus stands to be closed for two hours on September 9
As announced by the Punjab Roadways Union, all bus stands in Punjab will remain closed for two hours on Thursday (September 9) in protest against the state government.
The decision was taken after the meeting between contractual employees of the Punjab Roadways and the Punjab Government remained inconclusive on Wednesday.
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Thus, the Roadways Union announced that all bus stands in Punjab will remain closed for two hours i.e. 10 am to 12 pm on Thursday (September 9), and could be extended.
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The Union has also decided to gherao Siswan farmhouse on Friday (September 10). The protesters will march towards the farmhouse at around 11 am.
Earlier, the employees of the Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS, and PRTC workers had planned to gherao the Siswan farmhouse on September 7 but the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had convened a meeting on Wednesday that remained inconclusive.
The main demand of the Punjab Roadways' employees included the regularisation of their services.
As many as 2,000 buses have been affected across the state due to the strike by the contractual workers.
-PTC News
