The apex private buses owners' body in Odisha has threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Friday, the first day of the Durga Puja festivities, over the issue of plying on certain routes.

The strike will begin from 6 am on Friday and continue for an indefinite period, Odisha Private Bus Owners' Association general secretary Debendra Sahu said.
Sahu said though the state government during a meeting on October 9 had assured that buses under the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) will not ply from the blocks to districts, it has not been met.