NEW DELHI: A platform of ten Central Trade Unions (CTUs) on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe into last week’s IndiGo crisis, which left lakhs of passengers stranded. It also called for exemplary punishment for those responsible and adequate compensation for all affected.

A media statement said, "The incident shows the height of corporate arrogance and total negligence of the safety of the workers and the passengers. The warning by the central trade unions on privatisation and monopolisation especially of the strategic sectors has become true."

The unions cautioned that the government should draw lessons from the episode and immediately halt what they described as hasty privatisation efforts, particularly in sectors such as electricity, petroleum, railways, defence, telecom and banking.

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