Panipat: The employees of Haryana Roadways up in arms against the state government for issuing the permits to the private bus operators. Even the employees threatened the government to stop the activity within one day otherwise they would go on strike on June 13.

Panipat: The employees of Haryana Roadways up in arms against the state government for issuing the permits to the private bus operators. Even the employees threatened the government to stop the activity within one day otherwise they would go on strike on June 13.

The roadways employees union has also warned the government to prohibit the entry of the private buses into depots.

The Ambala depot is closed for the past two days as employees there are observing a strike in protest against the behaviour of private operators, who forcibly enter the depot.

A meeting of the state executive members of eight unions of Haryana Roadways employees was held under the banner of the All Haryana Roadways Workers Joint Action Committee here today. JAC member and Haryana Roadways Workers’ Organisation former president Azad Singh Malik chaired the meeting.

During the meeting, it was also decided to gherao Transport Minister Krishan Lal Panwar’s residence in Madlauda in Panipat on June 18 in protest against the government for granting permits to private operators. And if their demands were still not met, they would gherao Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s residence in Karnal on July 9.