Hyderabad, April 22 -- Over 6,000 buses belonging to Telangana State Road Transport Corporation will go off the roads across the state from the first shift beginning early hours of Wednesday, following a call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of TGSRTC employees' unions in pursuance of their long-pending demands.

"All RTC unions and various public organizations have extended their support to the strike," JAC chairman Eduru Venkanna told reporters, adding that the government had so far not accepted many their demands, including merger of TGSRTC with the state transport department, payment of salaries and allowances on par with government employees and implementation of pending Pay Revision Commissions (PRC).

Meanwhile, the state ...