Srinagar, Jul 20 (KNS): To protest the government’s proposal of shifting the General Bus Stand in Batmaloo to Parimpora, transporters in Kashmir are observing strike today.
Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association (KTWA) members said that they have already halted their vehicles at the Batmaloo bus stand to register their protest against the government’s “imminent decision" of shifting the bus stand to Parimpora.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The members said that the move would hit the transporters and the passengers alike.
“We have been operating from the Batmaloo bus stand for decades. It is an ideal location for passengers coming to the city from all parts of Kashmir. But the government wants to shift it to Parimpora for unknown reasons. That is what we are protesting against it,” they said. (KNS)