Hyderabad, May 5 -- Hundreds of TGSRTC workers held a rally from RTC Kala Bhavan to RTC Bhavan on Monday, May 5, demanding that the state government fulfil its election promises.

Raising slogans "Bus ka payya nahin chalega", the protestors said they are willing to attend discussions if formally invited by the government. However, they warned that if the Congress government continues to make vague statements about being open to dialogue without genuine engagement, they will proceed with the planned strike from May 7.

"There is no sanctity to open-door discussions. The tradition has been that the state government would first specify the date, time and location for the discussions and invite the unions which serve the notice for strike. Th...