THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The private bus operators in the state have withdrawn the ongoing strike following the talks with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and transport minister Antony Raju on Sunday morning.
Vijayan assured them that the bus fare hike will be finalised in the LDF meeting scheduled on March 30 and the government has already agreed for the bus fare hike. The private bus operators said that they were forced to go on a strike since there had been an inordinate delay from the government in taking the decision for the fare hike.