Kolkata: Private bus operators on strike
January 06, 2014  11:20
Commuters in Kolkata were greatly inconvenienced on Monday due to a 24-hour bus strike called by six unions of private bus operators demanding immediate fare hike. 

Private buses were almost off the roads in the city, except on some routes. Taxis were, however, plying. 

Though the government is running its fleet of buses and trams all of them were overcrowded. 

The only fare hike since Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government came to power was on November 1, 2012. 

The private bus operators including the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate and Bengal Bus Syndicate and some mini bus operators associations have called the strike demanding fare revision in view of the hike in the price of diesel. 

West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra said the government was not considering the demand.
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