India, Jan. 11 -- Giving no relief to over 50 lakhs commuters in Mumbai, the indefinite strike by the employees of the city's civic transport BEST continued for the fourth consecutive day on Friday marking it as the 'longest in decades'. Even the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the bus strike in the Bombay High Court failed to bring out a solution. However, the court told the transport workers' union that it should not hold the city to ransom. The court also appointed a two-member committee to conduct meetings and make attempts to resolve the issues.
Moreover, advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the court that the Maharashtra government had set up a committee, headed by the chief secretary, to hold talks with the union...