MSRTC suspends 542 more employees as continuing strike shuts operation

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Wednesday suspended 542 more employees across the state for joining the ongoing "illegal" strike, an official said.

With 376 employees suspended on Tuesday, the number of staffers who have been suspended so far rose to 918.

The 542 employees who were suspended are from 63 bus depots excluding regional workshops.

The highest number of 58 employees were suspended from bus depots in the Sangli district in western Maharashtra, followed by 46 employees from Nagpur and Yawatmal districts on Wednesday, the official said.