Bengaluru Bandh: Private transport services to cease on Monday, schools declare holiday
Bengaluru Bandh News: The Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Association has called a bandh on Monday, 11 September, which means all private commercial vehicles plying in Karnataka's capital city will cease services on Monday. The Bengaluru Bandh begins on Sunday Midnight and will continue till Monday midnight. According to media reports, some private schools in the city have declared a holiday on Monday.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Sunday informed that the Karnataka Government's Karnataka Transport Department has made arrangements in order to tackle the Bandh called by the private bus, taxi and auto unions. Bengaluru residents should note that airport cabs, cab aggregators and private cab service providers for corporate offices are also likely to participate in the strike. However, emergency service-related vehicles ambulances, pharma vehicles and crucial goods carrying vehicles will continue to function even during Bengaluru Bandh, reported Business Line. The Private vehicle owners called for Bengaluru Bandh on Monday in order to oppose the Shakti scheme, which is one of the five guarantees the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah government.
The Shakti scheme allows women domiciled in Karnataka to travel for free on non-premium buses plying within the state. Women wouldn't need smart cards for several more months to travel for free on government buses in Karnataka. Another reason for the Bengaluru Bandh is to register the federation's protest after the State transport department failed to fulfil their 28 demands by 31 August.
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