Buses will run from the new bus stand, not from the old bus stand in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.
For public service and city development, we are all one, Madhya Pradesh Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Govind Singh Rajput said.
The bus operators’ strike going on in the city for the past 5 days ended with the mediation of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput.
On Wednesday, Minister Rajput organized a press conference at a bungalow in which members of the Bus Operator Association participated.
In the joint press conference, Minister Rajput said that we do not have to do any such work which troubles the general public, these ultra-modern, well-equipped bus stands have been built for the benefit of the public so that the traffic congestion in the city is reduced, the possibility of accidents is reduced and our city is also convenient in traffic like metros, but due to some misconceptions and misunderstandings, the bus operators had gone on strike.
All issues were discussed in detail in a meeting with all the people, after which all the bus operators end the strike and operate the buses, bus operation is not just a business but also a public service, he said.
On behalf of all of us, thanks and best wishes to the bus operators, they understood the problems of the public and ended their strike, he said.
In future, no such situation will be created which will cause problems to the common people of our city, Rajput said.
Minister Rajput said that buses will be operated at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour from the new bus stand to Makronia. The bus owners will be responsible in case of any kind of accident.
Minister Rajput said that land has been allotted to the bus owners at the new bus stand for operating their office, on which they will build their office and operate the buses.
He said that similarly, land will also be provided to the old shopkeepers of Dr. Sir Hari Singh Gaur Bus Stand.
In the meeting with the bus operators, it was also decided that buses will be operated from both the new bus stands and passenger waiting rooms will be built at Rajghat Chauraha, near Swedish Mission School and Kathua Bridge where buses is going to stop and pick up passengers, he said.
Bus Association expressed gratitude to Minister Govind Singh Rajput.
The President and officials of the Bus Association expressed their gratitude to Minister Govind Singh Rajput and said that due to the mediation of Minister Rajput, their demands and problems of all the operators have been resolved.
For which all the bus operators thank Minister Rajput, and we will all try to ensure that no public faces such problems in the future.
Minister Rajput has given instructions to the administrative officials regarding our demands, so that all of us will end our strike and operate the buses, the bus operators told the press conference.
It is worth noting that before the strike ended, Minister Rajput along with city MLA Shailendra Jain held a meeting with the bus operators and Collector Deepak Arya, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Rajkumar Khatri and administrative officials at the Circuit House on Tuesday evening, in which many issues were discussed.
City MLA Shailendra Jain also agreed to the decision of Minister Rajput.
