"The Left Front chairman has requested us to postpone the strike as several other agitational programmes are lined up from August one against price rise," Centre of Indian Trade Unions' state president Shyamal Chakraborty told reporters here today.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had warned of stern action against those participating in the strike and threatened to cancel the licenses of private bus owners besides withdrawing subsidy to state transport corporations if they joined the agitation.
The CITU strike call ran into rough weather with other Left trade unions deciding not to participate in the strike.
Sharp differences cropped up among the Left trade unions yesterday over the strike with CPI's labour arm AITUC and RSP's UTUC not supporting CITU's decision.
Private bus owners' bodies had yesterday said that they would not join the strike.
The CITU state president claimed that the postponement was not due to any pressure.
"We are not bowing to any pressure. You may think so, but we don't," Chakraborty said to a query.
