500 ST buses will be diverted to Modi’s function on 13th

Gujarat State Transport department will pull out 500 buses from public service and divert them to Chief Minister Modi’s public function venue on 13th of December.

The Chief Minister is scheduled to inaugurate a new monument park dedicated to freedom fighter Shyamji Krushna Varma on 13th in Kutch district’s coastal town Mandvi.

For collection of crowd in this function, as many as 500 ST buses are to be employed. This includes 125 buses of ST’s Rajkot division, 75 buses of Bhuj division, 125 buses of Mahesana division, 125 buses of Palanpur division, and 50 buses of Junagadh division.

According to sources in State Transport department, buses are to be allotted to the government on 12th night. This means the State Transport department will have to cancel the trips on about 6,000 routes starting from 12th night to 13th night.

For last many months, the State Transport department is being used to collect the crowd for Chief Minister’s functions. Be it Mahila Sammelan, or Garib Kalyan Mela, the misuse of S.T.buses has become routine. Such tendency affects thousands of passengers who depend on ST bus service.

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