Kashmir Transport federation holds press conference in Srinagar
Kashmir Transport federation holds press conference in Srinagar
Requests govt to look into their genuine demands
Press trust of Kashmir | Srinagar : Kashmir transport federation on Saturday holds press conference in Srinagar in which they requested government to look into their genuine demands.
Addressing a press conference here today federation members said that despite several representations to the J&K Administration and even to the LG and Chief Secretary, the officers at the helm of affairs have remained unmoved and un-concerned over the issues of the transporters who faced worst situation during Covid lock down and also during bandhs after abrogation of Article 370 and division of J&K into two UTs.
He said while several Governments in other states gave concessions to the transporters whose vehicles remained non-operational for months together but J&K Administration provided no relief to the transporters.
The recent orders of the Transport Department to force transporters to deposit passenger tax and other pending taxes has shocked the transporters.
Despite assurances by the officers at the helm of affairs nothing has been done for them.
Majority of the transporters are not in position to pay their bank instalments and pending dues to make their vehicles operational.
The goods carrier operators and bus operators despite adverse situation during COVID lock down, fully cooperated with the Government in ensuring supplies to the various areas and carried stranded people.
They worked hard at the cost of their health but these poor people were never compensated for the job.
Many public transport vehicles remained non-operational for about two years, but the Department is demanding tax of that period also which is very unfair and unjustified.
They said SRTC buses as per high court order aren’t allowed to go beyond Parimpora and Pantha Chowk but they are going through city and there is no intervention from them.
Moreover, on name of green fee, transporters are being looted in Kashmir and government must look into it.:-PTK.
