The Goa government has prohibited strikes in all passenger and goods transport services by land or water across the State for six months with immediate effect, ahead of the statewide strike announced by the KTC Drivers & Allied Employees Association from November 12. The Home Department issued the order today under Section 3(1) of the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act(ESMA), 1988, stating that the prohibition was necessary in the public interest. The ban covers strikes in any form and extends to all such transport services in Goa.
