The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government in Punjab has decided to ply luxury bus service from different parts of the State to New Delhi Airport on June 15, claiming that this would end the ‘transport mafia’ in the State. This has happened at a time when private bus operators have raised questions over the government’s slumber on their demands, which they claim have put their livelihoods at stake.
As Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann is slated to flag off luxury buses to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Jalandhar on Wednesday, the private bus operators have announced to put ‘black flags’ on their buses to highlight their demands.
Members of Punjab Motor Union, the body of private bus operators, have welcomed the government’s decision to start a luxury bus service to New Delhi Airport, but they asserted that for over 2,000 private bus operators in the State, the government needs to rationalise its policies as the sector faces an existential crisis.
