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The public suffered widespread inconvenience owing to Punjab Roadways buses remaining off road and with banking, postal and BSNL services grinding to a halt for nearly two hours in the afternoon during the nationwide strike called by Central Trade Unions to protest against rising prices, disinvestment and privatisation of profit-making PSUs and the violation of labour laws. Overall, the strike call received a partial response in different parts of the state.
Transport: In Jalandhar, Punjab Roadways buses remained off road. Employees of banks, farm unions and other trade factions also participated in the strike on a large scale. While the Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Inter State Bus Terminal wore a near deserted look for two hours in the afternoon with buses remaining parked in Jalandhar depot-I and II. The passengers in Jalandhar were left dependent on the private bus services.
A majority of the passengers were unaware of the strike and faced a tough time when they arrived to a deserted bus stand. “We reached the bus stand only to see that no Punjab Roadways bus was operating. Itwas chaotic outside the bus stand as private bus operators were not allowed to park their buses inside,” said Joginder Singh, a city resident. The Ludhiana industry, which carries out transactions worth crores every day, was left in a lurch due to the strike. Transportation of goods was also halted due to the strike and the industry suffered huge losses as they failed to deliver their orders on time.
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