Senior BJP Leader and BJP Investor cell Punjab State Chief Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal questioned the silence of Chief Minister Sardar Parkash Singh Badal and Transport Minister, Master Mohal Lal on reduction of Bus Fares issue. Grewal stated that it’s a well-known fact amongst masses that Orbit Bus Service and some other companies owned by Sd. Prakash Singh Badal and his son and Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Badal ply over 300 buses across Punjab itself.

Grewal stated that people across Punjab relate Sukhbir Badal’s demand to decrease Fuel prices in Lok Sabha with Orbit Bus Service and Sukhbir’s desire to increase profitability of bus companies owned by him. Grewal added that Sukhbir Badal owned Orbit Bus Service and other companies are amassing an annual Gross Profit of over 450 crores at prevailing 49 paise per Km, which is an inordinate burden on people of Punjab and nothing less than lust for money. Grewal added that it’s an opportunity for the father and son duo to reduce Bus fares to 40 paise per Km and put RAJ NAHI SEWA slogan in practise especially when Lok Sabha Elections are round the corner.

In his letter to Punjab State BJP President, Professor Rajinder Bhandari, Grewal stated that the Fuel Prices have gone down to its 2005 levels but still the government have not rolled back the fares to 40 paise so as to reduce the burden on the pockets of over 8.5 lac passengers travelling everyday on Government owned buses itself. He added that the in addition to Government Buses an estimated 5 Lac commuters ply on buses owned by Sukhbir Badal and other Private Players.

Grewal brought to the notice of Professor Bhandari that Government prices of Diesel have reduced considerably by Rs 4/- and Government should considerably reduce bus fares from 49 paise to 40 paise to provide much abated relief to common man of Punjab especially when the Diesel Prices have been rolled back to Rs 29.82 below its year 2005 prices. He added that the above decision will reiterate “Raj Nahi Seva” slogan given by SAD-BJP alliance before Lok Sabha Polls especially when most of the Private Fleet of Buses are owned by companies promoted by Punjab Chief Minister Sd. Prakash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sd. Sukhbir Singh Badal.