<span style="color: #222222;">The Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Transport Laxman Savadi has appealed to the public transport employees in the State to withdraw strike and resume work. <br />''<br />''Speaking to media persons after holding a meeting with the union representatives in Bengaluru today, the minister said the government is receptive to their demand of granting government employees' status but it needs to deliberate on the possibilities of meeting their demands. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He added that striking work all of a sudden has adversely affected the commuters. Savadi said a meeting of the union representatives will be held with the Chief Minister on the issue. <br />''<br />''He also assured the union that the employees who succumbed to COVID virus will be paid Rs 30 lakh compensation in another 15 days. The minister informed that the government had made arrangements for the salary of all the transport employees even when the public transport corporation was not earning revenue due to the COVID related lockdown.</span><br />''