Hyderabad, April 17 -- Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TRANSCO) artisans called off their indefinite strike on Friday after Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka assured that he would hold talks with the TRANSCO Chairman and Managing Director D Krishna Bhaskar regarding their issues.

The Telangana Vidyuth Artisan Employees Joint Action Committee (TVAEJAC) had called the indefinite strike on April 8, citing unresolved demands that included regularisation of the services of artisans and pay hike among others.

JAC Chairman Satish Reddy announced the decision to call off the strike after union leaders met the Deputy CM at Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad earlier in the day.

The Deputy CM assured that the government would address th...