Hyderabad, Sept. 8 -- On the merger of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees with the state government, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that the proposal will take time.

Speaking during Question Hour in the Legislative Council on Monday, September 7, Prabhakar said that right now, the priority is to conduct RTC union elections.

"Once elections are over, the government will hold talks with the winner," the minister said on the merger proposal, adding, "We will make all efforts to make the merger happen, but it is not correct to insist it be implemented in a day or two. We are proceeding with caution to avoid the problems that arose following the merger of the RTC with the Andhra Pradesh government."

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