Morning blues turned into a reality for lakhs of commuters of low-floor and the Rajasthan Roadways buses. Both these bus services were off the road and will remain like this on Tuesday too. Since morning, college going students and students preparing for competitive exams were seen waiting for the low-floor buses but they had to go by minibuses which were already running overloaded.
The low floor buses were not seen streets and a large number of people were seen waiting at Rambagh Circle, Tonk Phatak, Gopalpura Mod and many other areas.
However, since the low-floor buses were off-road, the traffic jam which is constant on Tonk Road during morning hours was not seen. As such, while many went to the places by minibuses, a lot of people chose mobile app based motorbike service to reach offices. These low-floor buses are considered lifeline of the city and since last few months, they have resorted to strike many times.
On Monday, attempts were made by the government to resolve the issues of the striking employees of Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL) and JCTSL Chairman and mayor Ashok Lahoti and managing director Suresh Ola met the employee leaders and agreement on many demands were made, however, decision on giving 7th pay commission, bonus and ex gratia was not made and therefore, the strike of low floor buses will continue on Tuesday too.
The effect of Rajasthan Roadways buses strike was very much visible, the people who had to go to other cities had come with hopes to Sindhi Camp bus station and at Narayan Singh bus stand but had to return without getting the bus.
A person who had come to meet his relatives in Jaipur wanted to return to Mathura but the buses were not plying. Similarly, many other people had to either change their travel plan or had to go by Lok Parivahan buses which they got from Narayan Singh bus stand. Last time too, in the month of July, the passengers had gone to their destinations using the buses of Lok Parivahan, Haryana Roadways or buses of other states.
The Attempts
Attempts were made by the government to resolve the issues of the striking employees of Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL) and JCTSL Chairman and mayor Ashok Lahoti and managing director Suresh Ola met the employee leaders and agreement on many demands were made.
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