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Punjab Roadways contractual workers announce three-day strike from Aug 3

Punjab Roadways contractual workers announce three-day strike from Aug 3

Contractual employees of the state-owned Punjab Roadways on Friday announced a three-day strike from August 3 to August 5 to press the state government to address their long-pending demands, including regularisation of their services. The union leaders also claimed that around 800 government buses had become unserviceable during the present government’s tenure. (File Image/X/PTI) The Punjab Roadways, Punbus, and PRTC Contract Workers’ Union slammed the AAP government, accusing it of failing to accept their demands despite discussing them in about 70 meetings over the past four years. The union said rallies would be organised at all depots across the state on July 27 before the state-wide strike. Also Read: 24.38 lakh cyber security incidents reported in 2025: Govt data They also threatened to hold a ‘dharna’ outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, if their demands are not met. Speaking to reporters here, union president Resham Singh Gill said the AAP had promised before coming to power to regularise contractual employees, abolish the contract system and ensure full salaries, but had failed to fulfil …