After getting assurance from the State Government that their demands are under active consideration, the All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association on Monday called off its proposed strike from Tuesday.
“We had a successful meeting with the Ministers and Government officials headed by Finance Minister Pradip Amat today. They explained their efforts to meet our demands and requested us to withdraw the stir. Keeping in view the request and efforts of the Government, we withdraw our proposed strike,” said association general secretary Debendra Sahu.
On Tuesday morning a five member delegation of the association had an hour-long meeting with Finance Minister Pradip Amat wherein Commerce and Transport Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das and Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma participated.Sahu said the Government has assured to reconsider its decision to hike motor vehicle tax in the Winter Session of the Assembly. Besides, the Government would take a decision on the modality regarding jurisdiction of city buses within three months and also assured us to convene meeting in regular interval.
The association had called for indefinite bandh from December 1 in protest against the proposed hike in motor vehicles tax and plying of city buses under JNNURM beyond city limits.