The employees of Gujarat State Transport staged a demonstration on Thursday across 125 bus depots in the state, demanding to be considered as "Frontline Warriors" by the government. The Vadodara Vibhaag Sankalan Samiti pinned up posters at various locations in Vadodara to commemorate the 14 workers who lost their lives to the virus in the city. These banners iterated that in times of crisis, like army men, transport workers while risking their own lives, have also come to the aid of many individuals. The Gujarat State Transport Workers Federation, in affiliation with the Gujarat Rajya S.T Karmachari Mahamandal and Gujarat S.T Mazdoor Mahasangh, claimed that more than 200 workers in Gujarat have succumbed to COVID since the pandemic began. The union further said that the government was yet to provide any provisions to the employees.

Author-Raveena