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- Contractual employees of state-owned Punjab Roadways held gate rallies at bus depots across all 27 depots in Punjab, organised by the Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers Union.
- The workers are demanding regularisation of their services and the abolition of the contractual system, alleging the AAP-led state government has not fulfilled its promises despite around 70 meetings over four years.
- The union has announced a three-day strike from August 3 to 5, protests outside the residences of the Chief Minister and Transport Minister, and a hunger strike during the Monsoon Session of the Punjab Assembly if their demands are not met.
What to watch next
- Whether the government delivers the draft regularisation policy it promised after the June 24 meeting
- The planned three-day strike from August 3 to 5 and its impact on bus services
- Any government action against protesting workers, which the union says would trigger an indefinite extension of the strike
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Named India · Punbus · Punjab Roadways · Aam Aadmi Party · Kulwant Singh · Narinder Singh · PRTC Contract Workers Union · Punjab Assembly · Punjab government · Raminder Singh
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