BATHINDA/LUDHIANA, Aug. 5 -- Punjab Roadways and PRTC contractual workers called off their strike on Tuesday evening after the state government agreed to address their demands during a meeting with employee representatives in Chandigarh.

The strike, which began on August 3 and was scheduled to continue till August 5, disrupted bus services across the state for the second consecutive day, causing inconvenience to passengers. The unions suspended agitation after the government agreed to provide written assurances on their demands.

PRTC frontline union leader Kuldeep Singh Manes claimed that only 74 of the 226 buses in the Bathinda depot were operational till noon on Tuesday.

"The three-day strike received an overwhelming response across ...