More crisis as private buses head towards PM Narendra Modi’s rally

JAIPUR: Due to strike of RSRTC employees, people in the state are largely dependent on the private bus services. However, there is going to be crisis of availability of private buses as many of these buses have been asked by the regional transport office (RTO) to be available for carrying people to rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
In the fear of being caught and taken by the RTO and DTO offices, many private operators were already off road on Friday.

“At least 700 buses from Jaipur district itself have been taken for the Prime Minister’s rally in Ajmer. Regional Transport officer, Kalpana Agarwal has also issued ordered to the district transport officer, concerned to take these buses,” said a union leader of RSRTC employees union. This is not just the case of Jaipur as similarly officers are asking private operators for the buses from Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and other nearby districts.

There is going to be crisis of the buses in the coming days in Jaipur city as well as at least 300 private buses have also been taken for the rally. The RSRTC employees are on the strike for the past 15 days in the state.