<p>Despite issuing strict warning to enforce ''No Work No Pay'' by authorities against the strike, many employees affiliated to trade unions like CITU and AITUC, abstained from their duties.<br />Transport department here has suspended inter-state bus services as its employees are observing strike.<br /><br />"About 50 per cent of buses are not plying on roads. There has been a suspension of inter-state bus services," UT Transport, Director, ML Sharma told PTI here.<br /><br />Bus services were also affected with only 40 per cent of total fleet of buses plied on the road in Punjab.<br /><br />Though Haryana transport department claimed the bus services were normal, Haryana roadways Workers Union said that 90 per cent of buses remained off road due to strike.<br />"3000 buses out of total fleet of 3200 buses are not plying," Union President, Baldev Ghanghas said.<br /><br />The strike also cast its shadow on banking service with employees in several public sector banks remaining on strike.<br /><br />"Employees in all the public sector banks except State Bank of India are on strike," said Naresh Gaur, president Punjab Bank Employees Federation.<br /><br />UT Administration has already threatened to invoke ESMA and enforce "No Work No Pay" in the wake of the strike.<br /><br />The strike received a lukewarm response in Punjab industry as workers reported to their duties.<br /><br />Members of several trade unions also held protest rallies at several places in Punjab in support of the one-day nationwide bandh.</p>
<p>Despite issuing strict warning to enforce ''No Work No Pay'' by authorities against the strike, many employees affiliated to trade unions like CITU and AITUC, abstained from their duties.<br />Transport department here has suspended inter-state bus services as its employees are observing strike.<br /><br />"About 50 per cent of buses are not plying on roads. There has been a suspension of inter-state bus services," UT Transport, Director, ML Sharma told PTI here.<br /><br />Bus services were also affected with only 40 per cent of total fleet of buses plied on the road in Punjab.<br /><br />Though Haryana transport department claimed the bus services were normal, Haryana roadways Workers Union said that 90 per cent of buses remained off road due to strike.<br />"3000 buses out of total fleet of 3200 buses are not plying," Union President, Baldev Ghanghas said.<br /><br />The strike also cast its shadow on banking service with employees in several public sector banks remaining on strike.<br /><br />"Employees in all the public sector banks except State Bank of India are on strike," said Naresh Gaur, president Punjab Bank Employees Federation.<br /><br />UT Administration has already threatened to invoke ESMA and enforce "No Work No Pay" in the wake of the strike.<br /><br />The strike received a lukewarm response in Punjab industry as workers reported to their duties.<br /><br />Members of several trade unions also held protest rallies at several places in Punjab in support of the one-day nationwide bandh.</p>