Private Bus Owners To Launch Strike From January 17

Bhubaneswar: The Private Bus Owners’ Association in Odisha on Wednesday threatened to launch an indefinite strike from January 17 if government fails to fulfill its demands, including the abolition of the vehicle scrapping policy.

The owners association has urged the Government to fulfill the eight-point charter of demands.

The decision to strike was taken after a resolution in this regard was passed in the executive body meeting of the Bus owners today.

The Bus owners have been opposing the scrappage policy of the government.

Abolition of scrappage policy is one among their other major demands which government should fulfill at the earliest, the Association secretary said.

It may be noted here that the Odisha Cabinet in November approved a new Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility Policy-2022 saying it will play a major role in reducing vehicular air pollution.