<span style="color: #222222;">Following the suspension of 376 employees on Tuesday, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation – MSRTC on Wednesday suspended another 542 employees. These include workers from 20 divisions, with Sangli, Nashik, Yavatmal and Nagpur recording maximum suspensions. The suspension of a total of 918 employees comes after MSRTC employees refused to call off their indefinite strike despite a plea from Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to call off the agitation. The protesters are primarily demanding merger of MSRTC with the State Government.<br />''<br />''As per an official statement from MSRTC, a contempt petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court against 343 striking officers. It may be recalled that the court has asked employees to resume work while directing the state government to form a committee to look into their demands. The next hearing is scheduled on 15th November.</span>