‘Ensure operation of e-buses only in Smart Cities’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 28: All J&K Transport Welfare Association (AJKTWA) has expressed strong resentment over the suspension of 8000 challans/RCs of the vehicles and harassment to the drivers/ operators through unjustified e-challans by Traffic Police officials in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a crowded press conference here today, Chairman of the AJKTWA, Ajit Singh; Vijay Singh Chib president and the heads of all the Transport Unions of J&K UT, highlighted various burning issues and problems being faced by all the Transporters of J&K UT and sought immediate attention of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha towards it.
They said the action initiated by the Transport authorities of J&K UT for the suspension of the Permits & RC’s of more than 8000 vehicles without any solid reason is highly condemnable and all the transporters of J&K UT express their anguish for the arrogant attitude adopted by the concerned authorities to harass the transporters without any fault of theirs at this crucial time of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. It seems that some irresponsible officers want to derail this Yatra by their irrelevant actions against the Transporters. Click here to watch video
It has been learnt that the Traffic Police officials in every district of J&K are requesting the drivers of the vehicles to get a challan of their vehicle without any reason, only to achieve the monthly target of challans set by the higher authorities. Even the minor challans of last more than two years and which are finalised by the MV courts, are being taken into account to declare these poor drivers as the chronicle offenders. The employees of the Transport Department click the photos of the back side of the vehicles from a far off distance and these poor drivers even don’t know that what is fault to their vehicle challaned, thus pushing them in a situation of mental trauma. Other road users are also facing the same trauma.
It’s very shocking that those poor drivers, who are being made the scapegoats by the irresponsible Transport authorities, don’t know their fault and the action of the authorities taken for the suspension of such a huge number of permits & RC’s at such a crucial time seems to be a conspiracy by some vested interested to disturb the smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Yatra.
Referring to the issue of the plying of the e-buses, Ajit Singh said many buses are plying on those routes which are not meant for these e-buses as the operation of e-buses, is a project for the Smart City and these buses are supposed to operate in the jurisdiction of the Smart City– only in Jammu and Srinagar City but these buses are regularly plying without following the proper procedures in far off areas in all other areas of Jammu Province which is totally illegal and against the rules and regulations as the CEO of Jammu Smart City is acting arbitrarily and is not taking into consideration our concerns as Association is the main stakeholder and the routes and the time-table should be framed and followed after due consideration of all the stakeholders. The operation of these buses must be governed by the Rules and Regulations of Motor Vehicle Department as on the pattern of Private Transport vehicles.
All J&K Transport Welfare Association asked the authorities of J&K Transport Department and Jammu Smart City to come to the negotiation table to resolve all the issues by July 5, 2024, otherwise the responsibility for the results shall be only on the authorities of these irresponsible departments.
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