KKRTC stops plying buses to Maharashtra

He said activists of some organisations have written slogans like ‘Jai Shivaji’ and blackened KKRTC buses in Maharashtra and along Karnataka border.

Published: 22nd December 2021 06:05 AM  |   Last Updated: 22nd December 2021 06:05 AM   |  A+A A-

A closed-down fuel station in Anantapur near Karnataka border | Express

By Express News Service

KALABURAGI: The Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation has stopped its bus services to Maharashtra from Monday evening after a third incident of defacing KKRTC buses over the last 3 days, said KKRTC Chief Traffic Manager Santoshkumar here on Tuesday.

He said activists of some organisations have written slogans like ‘Jai Shivaji’ and blackened KKRTC buses in Maharashtra and along Karnataka border. “KKRTC staff and passengers are scared to travel to Maharashtra. That is why, it was decided to stop plying buses to Maharashtra,” he said. The Maharashtra Transport Corporation has stopped running buses to Karnataka for over a month now as the staff there is demanding a salary hike.

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