Overview
- The walkout, which began Wednesday after talks with a government panel failed Tuesday night, left thousands of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation buses parked in depots statewide.
- The state formed a four-member committee of senior officials to study the unions’ 32-point charter and report in four weeks, and the transport minister said the government accepts 29 demands in principle.
- Union leaders rejected the committee as a delay tactic and said the strike will continue until all demands are met, with the merger of the corporation into the government listed as the top condition.
- Commuters in Hyderabad and multiple districts faced higher costs and long waits as buses stayed off the roads, with women losing free bus travel, students and office-goers turning to autos and metro trains, and police guarding key depots.
- TGSRTC management warned the action could be illegal under the Industrial Disputes Act during conciliation, signaling wage cuts and discipline for participants, while limited hired and electric services were attempted to keep some routes running.