Patiala, Dec. 2 -- A day after the Punjab government announced that the strike by contractual employees of PRTC and Punbus had been withdrawn following a meeting with state transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, the protesting workers on Monday declared that their agitation would continue.

The employees stated they would not resume duties until reinstatement orders for the sacked workers were issued and all those arrested during the agitation were released.

Authorities, however, maintained that the protesting employees must first report to their respective depots, after which their suspension orders would be revoked. Regarding the release of arrested employees, government officials said that due legal process must be followed, which w...