A total of 210 bus services were affected on Monday morning after the wet-lease company workers went on a flash strike at Pratiksha Nagar (Sion) and Dharavi bus depots. The trigger for this strike seems to be the “insulting treatment” meted out to a pregnant conductor by employees of the company. Meanwhile, commuters lamented that services of a once-trusted undertaking had now become unpredictable.

As per preliminary information, a conductor in her advanced stage of pregnancy sought light duties from the company manager, who denied her request and insulted her instead. This caused the other employees to protest. The strike was eventually called off on Monday afternoon.