Pvt bus operators continue strike as talks failed
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Kozhikode: The indefinite strike launched by private bus operators in the State entered its fourth day Monday.
The operators decided to continue the strike demanding hike in minimum bus fare as the talks held by the state government with them here on Sunday failed.
"The government did not accept our demands. We cannot move ahead without an increase in the minimum fare t Rs.10 and the students concession from the existing Re.1 to Rs 5. So, we have decided to continue with the indefinite strike," an office-bearer of the Private Bus Owners association said here on Sunday.
Earlier, Transport Minister A K Saseendran held a nearly two-hour long meeting with the association members at the government guest house here to find a solution to their issues.
The government had on February 14 raised the minimum bus fare to Rs eight.
Demanding that the minimum bus fare be hiked to Rs 10 and the students concession from the prevailing Re one to Rs five, the private bus operators in the state went on the indefinite strike from February 16.