Shimla, Oct. 6 -- The HRTC Drivers and Employees Union on Tuesday threatened to launch a statewide "chakka jam" from October 8 if the management failed to act against officials accused of corruption and address the union's pending demands.

Union president Mansingh Thakur, speaking to ANI after staging a protest in Shimla, alleged that an HRTC Station Officer (SO) posted in Chamba had extorted money from conductors and was involved in financial irregularities. He demanded immediate termination of the official and warned that buses would be taken off the roads if action was not initiated within the deadline set by the union.

"We have given the management a written complaint along with documents regarding serious allegations of extortion a...