Punjab: Roadways contract workers begin 3-day strike, to march towards CM Bhagwant Mann's residence

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Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transportation Corporation on Monday began a three-day strike to press their demands, including regularisation of their jobs, reported news agency PTI.

Commuters were left stranded at various bus stands across the state, due to the strike.

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Around 2,800 buses of Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transportation Corporation (PRTC) stayed off the roads, according to the protesters.

Punjab Roadways, Punbus, PRTC Contract Workers' Union president Resham Singh Gill said around 8,000 contractual employees are participating in the strike, reported PTI.

Gill stated that demonstrations are being held at all 27 bus reports across the state.

He also stated the demands of contractual employees, which is regularisation of their jobs and a salary hike, among other things.

A few days ago, the union held a meeting with Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar regarding its demands but there was no resolution, he said.

The protesters said they will march towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence here on Tuesday as part of their protest.

45 injured after bus collides with two trucks on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

Around 45 passengers were injured when a private bus collided with two trucks that had previously collided with one another on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Thursday. Police confirmed the incident, stating that the crash occurred due to dense fog in the region.

According to Nangal-Rajawatan DSP Charul Gupta, the bus, carrying devotees travelling from Ujjain to Delhi, was involved in the accident near Lahdi Ka Bas on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The dense fog, which has been affecting traffic across the area, was identified as a key factor contributing to the collision. The bus rammed into two trucks that had earlier crashed, causing significant damage to its front.

Gupta reported that around 45 passengers were injured in the accident, with more than 20 individuals being admitted to Dausa District Hospital. Of those, four passengers were transferred to Jaipur for further treatment, while some of the injured continued their journeys to Noida and Delhi for medical attention.

The authorities acted swiftly following the accident, with additional medical staff and doctors being deployed to treat the injured. Dr Deepak Sharma, the Chief Medical Officer of the Dausa District Hospital, instructed the team to be on standby as reports came in of a large number of injuries.

The front of the bus was badly damaged in the crash, and the vehicles involved in the accident were removed from the expressway to clear the traffic.

(With agency inputs)