HYDERABAD: Over 50,000 employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation ( TSRTC ) went on a strike from midnight on Friday after discussions with a government appointed panel fell through. Following discussions with chief minister K chandrashekar Rao on Friday evening, the state transport Minister P Ajay Kumar in a press meet said, “Employees who do not report to their respective depot managers by 6 pm on Saturday will be dismissed from the duties.”The RTC employees decided to go on a strike after talks between the three-member IAS officers committee and representatives of Joint Action Committee of TSRTC employees and workers unions failed for the third consecutive time.JAC representatives demanded that the government give a written commitment to resolve their demands with in a specific time-frame.JAC convener E Ashwathama Reddy said, “With no commitment from government, we are left with no option but to go ahead with the strike.” Employees decided to go on a strike despite management warning them that they would be dismissed from their services immediately.Principal secretary for transport Sunil Sharma said, “The JAC declared that all the employees are going on a strike from October 5. Since the strike is illegal, all the employees who participate in the illegal strike are liable to be dismissed.”The IAS officers committee said the government was thoroughly prepared to address outcomes of the strike.