Bus strike in Odisha to begin from October 20
Bus strike in Odisha will begin from October 20. The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association has decided to launch the strike in protest against the LAccMI scheme.
Bhubaneswar: Bus strike in Odisha will begin from October 20. The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association (AOPBOA) has decided to launch an indefinite strike in protest against the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme.
Association secretary Debendra Sahu and Treasurer Barada Acharya informed that during their discussion with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently, the State government had assured not to run bus under the LAccMI scheme from the blocks to the district headquarters and ply the buse from panchyats to the blocks. the association alleged that the government has failed to keep its assurance, which is why all the buses will go off road from October 20.
The association also protested the introduction of the Mo Bus services in the rural areas. The members of the association alleged that their business get hampered due to such decision of the State government and their proposed strike will continue till the government addresses their issues.
Ms Kalinga