The protest was held demanding that the Government should provide a budget allocation to cover the difference in expenditure within the budget to offset the shortfall in the Transport Corporation.
Coimbatore: In Tamil Nadu, the CITU has been on a hunger strike in various places in connection with the transport sector.
In Coimbatore, the hunger strike was held in front of the Transport Office, led by the CITU leader Paramasivam.
The protesters urged the Government to provide a budget allocation to cover the difference in expenditure within the budget to offset the shortfall in the Transport Corporation, to begin wage negotiations immediately, implement retirement benefits, implement the increase in medical insurance and drop the new pension scheme.
In Coimbatore, the hunger strike was held in front of the Transport Office, led by the CITU leader Paramasivam.
The protesters urged the Government to provide a budget allocation to cover the difference in expenditure within the budget to offset the shortfall in the Transport Corporation, to begin wage negotiations immediately, implement retirement benefits, implement the increase in medical insurance and drop the new pension scheme.