Raja Warring’s midnight inspection at Zirakpur, six buses impounded

Tribune News Service

Zirakpur, November 10

Punjab Transport Minister Amrinder Singh Raja Warring laid a midnight naka near the McDonald’s light point on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway in Zirakpur to inspect bus permits and other documents of private luxury buses. He was accompanied by officials of the Transport Department.

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Warring today said it was learnt that the operators of private buses were evading taxes and causing a loss of crores or rupees to the department. Based on the information, they impounded six buses for evading tax and other violations.

Regarding inconvenience caused to passengers, the drivers were instructed to drop the passengers at their destination after which the buses were impounded.

Zirakpur bus stop lying defunct

Residents said the Zirakpur bus stop near Paras Downtown was lying defunct for years now. It had become a parking lot. Passengers travelling to and fro from the city have to board local and long-route busses on the busy highway.

Officials said the bus operators were picking passengers randomly midway on the route, ignoring the rules. It is necessary to get approval of each route separately and also to pay tax, which was not being done in the present case. During the minister’s inspection, the passengers had to wait and face inconvenience, for which Warring apologised to them.

Warring told the passengers that before boarding a bus they could check the documents of the bus to see if it had the permit of the department concerned.