Private buses remain off road
Tribune News Service

Rajouri, April 22
The strike call given by private transport operators had quite a hard effect on commuters here as majority of the private buses remained off road.
The private transport operators are seeking hike in the passenger fares besides waiver of passenger tax.
Even as the government was aware of the strike call given by the private transport operators, the commuters which largely included government employees and the students taking their annual exams — who were seen having tough time to arrange transport for themselves — alleged that government didn't arrange for some alternate mode. They also alleged that private transport operators just for their petty interests were making the common man to suffer.
"Though the government knew that private transport operators will go on strike today, they didn't make some alternate arrangement. And see the people like us are suffering,” said Vijay Sharma, a student, of the Chingus area. "If the private transporters have some genuine demands the government should think over these. But they (private transporters) too must not indulge in blackmailing tactics and shouldn't take people to ransom".
Reports from neighboring Poonch districts also suggested that the strike call given by private transport operators had quite an affect.