Ludhiana, Punjab Roadways contractual employees went on a one-day strike on Wednesday in protest against non-payment of salaries.
Due to the strike, passengers had to face problems at many bus stands in the state.
Satnam Singh, president of Panbus Contract Workers Union of Punjab Roadways, said that the drivers and conductors have not received their salaries for the last one month.
“It has become difficult for them to run their household as they have not received their salaries till date,” he said.
"We were forced to go on strike. If the government releases salaries on time, then why do we go on strike," he said.
Satnam Singh said that the employees are repeatedly requesting the state government to release their salaries in the first week of the month.
A total of 114 buses of Ludhiana depot of PUNBUS remained off the road on Wednesday.
Transporter employees also protested at local bus stands and raised slogans against the state.
One such protest was organized at a bus stand in Hoshiarpur and was led by district president Raminder Singh.
Due to the strike, passengers had to face problems at many bus stands in the state.
Satnam Singh, president of Panbus Contract Workers Union of Punjab Roadways, said that the drivers and conductors have not received their salaries for the last one month.
“It has become difficult for them to run their household as they have not received their salaries till date,” he said.
"We were forced to go on strike. If the government releases salaries on time, then why do we go on strike," he said.
Satnam Singh said that the employees are repeatedly requesting the state government to release their salaries in the first week of the month.
A total of 114 buses of Ludhiana depot of PUNBUS remained off the road on Wednesday.
Transporter employees also protested at local bus stands and raised slogans against the state.
One such protest was organized at a bus stand in Hoshiarpur and was led by district president Raminder Singh.
