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- Drivers employed by the Delhi Transport Corporation are continuing a five-day strike to demand higher daily wages, improved medical facilities, and overtime pay.
- Efforts by the transport agency to maintain operations using permanent staff have had limited effect due to the large reliance on private operators for the city's electric bus fleet.
- The protest has caused significant disruption to public transportation services across several bus depots in Delhi.
What to watch next
- Ongoing negotiations between drivers and private bus operators regarding salary increases.
- Impact of sustained public transport disruption on daily commuters in Delhi.
- Further actions by the Delhi government to resolve the staffing crisis.
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Lalit Chaudhary
president of the DTC Karamchari Ekta Union
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“Some buses are on the roads but most of us are on strike”
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…window was broken at the Bawana depot. Lalit Chaudhary, president of the DTC Karamchari Ekta Union, said the deployment of permanent drivers would have little impact, as the number of striking drivers was much higher. “ Some buses are on the roads but most of us are on strike ,” he said. Mr. Chaudhary alleged that the window was broken so that the strikers could be blamed for causing a ruckus. The drivers and conductors said they were paid ₹862 a day, of which ₹60 went towards the provident…
“Some buses are on the roads but most of us are on strike”
In the article
…window was broken at the Bawana depot. Lalit Chaudhary, president of the DTC Karamchari Ekta Union, said the deployment of permanent drivers would have little impact, as the number of striking drivers was much higher. “ Some buses are on the roads but most of us are on strike ,” he said. Mr. Chaudhary alleged that the window was broken so that the strikers could be blamed for causing a ruckus. The drivers and conductors said they were paid ₹862 a day, of which ₹60 went towards the provident…
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