STRIKE * India - Pvt bus owners go on
Protesting against the poor condition of the roads, the private bus operators of Jalpaiguri district launched an indefinite bus strike from today
Jalpaiguri,Kolkata,India -The Statesman News Service -Aug. 13, 2008: -- ... The decision comes after a bus employee died in a road accident near Dasdarga between Siliguri and Jalpaiguri on Monday. The agitators blamed the poor road condition for the accident and the employee's death... Though the North Bengal State Transport Corporation tried to run some buses between Siliguri and Jalpaiguri district today, the agitators stopped those vehicles in different areas like Goshala More, Mainaguri by-pass, etc.... Mr Sirajul Ahmed, secretary of the Dooars Bus Association, said, “More than 450 buses and almost 1400 workers are participating in the strike. The stir will continue until the administration promises to do something on the issue”... Another official Mr Chandi Sarkar added, “We have not received the new fair chart already implemented in Kolkata"... The bus operators also alleged that they were facing trouble from the student passengers...
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