Ajit Singh meets striking pilots

New Delhi: As the Air India pilots’ agitation entered the 18th day, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday met some of them for the first time. He insisted they resume duty without delay.
Meanwhile, the agitation got another setback when the Bombay High Court asked the striking union to comply with the Delhi HC order restraining them from continuing their "illegal strike" before sorting out issues with the management. That was on a hearing of the arguments on an order by the Air India management derecognising the union and sealing its premises
Five members of the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), the union spearheading the stir, called on Singh at the ministry's headquarters here and held a meeting, also attended by Rohit Nandan, chairman and managing director of the government-owned airline.
“We reiterated the stand of the government that it is an illegal strike. It has caused untold misery to passengers. Air India has lost much and, therefore, they should come back to work immediately,” Singh told reporters after the meeting.
He added the pilots began their agitation without serving a notice and reported sick when they were not.
26/05/12 Business Standard

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