To resume the bus services of Punjab State Undertakings to the International Airport at New Delhi, Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Warring has also sought time for a meeting to resolve the long pending issue.
Notably, the bus service of Punjab State Undertakings to the Indira Gandhi International Airport was stopped by the Delhi Transport Department in November 2018.
Warring said the bus service to the airport was being operated by the State Transport Undertaking for the convenience of passengers travelling to Airport from various cities of the Punjab. “For the reason best known to them, the Delhi Transport Department is allowing private bus operators to ply their buses up to the Delhi International Airport,” he said.
“Being the Transport Minister of the state, it is my priority to provide affordable and quality transport services to the people and I have been working in this direction since the very first day...I have sought time for a personal meeting as per the convenience of the Delhi CM to resolve this long pending crucial issue concerning the commuters of the State visiting the Delhi International Airport,” he added.
Warring informed that the State Transport Department had already written letters to the Delhi CM on November 29, 2019, and March 16, 2020, and Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on September 24, 2019, and February 24, 2021. Besides this, many meetings were held with the Transport Authorities of Delhi and many requests were sent, but all in vain. Punjab Minister appealed to the people of State to stand shoulder to shoulder with him and co-operate in carrying out this pro-people cause.