Employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) continued their strike for the 40th day on Monday, even as the bus operations resumed in 78 out of total 250 depots across the state, officials said.
A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation driver attached to the undertaking's Kalyan depot in Thane district was arrested for allegedly throwing a stone at one of its buses, police said on Sunday.
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Saturday suspended another 3,010 striking employees and terminated the service of 270 daily wages workers, while over 18,000 employees reported to work, officials said.
A day after the announcement of a historic salary hike, transport minister Anil Parab on Thursday asked striking Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees to call off the strike and report to work by Friday or else face stern action. He asked the employees not to stretch further reiterating that the MSRTC management will take strict action against them.
Days after the Maharashtra Government's announcement of a salary hike and an appeal to call off the strike, about 11,550 employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) reported for work on Friday.