Minister carries surprise check at city bus stand

The transport minister, Laljit Singh Bhullar, visited the Ludhiana bus stand on Thursday and ordered the officials there to impound any buses that are not paying taxes. He also took feedback from the people about the bus stand and bus operators. He checked the documents of the tourist buses parked near the bus stand complex and found that most of these buses had no valid documents, including tax invoice permits, tour programmes, and passengers' lists. He asked the transport and police officials to impound these buses, and spoke on the occasion. Bhullar said that the Punjab government is committed to ensuring a transparent and efficacious system in the transport department, and that those not paying taxes would not be spared. He instructed the officials to ensure that every bus must be stopped at the respective bus stand, and that laxity would not be tolerated. He also checked the records in offices of roadways and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC).