Jaipur: 90% buses booked for marriages, private operators get permit | Jaipur News
After assuring the department that they will provide available buses for the rally, they have managed to get the permits. The rate at which they will provide the buses will be decided by the authorities.
Meanwhile, roadways officials claimed that they are yet to get any requests for buses for the rally.
Anil Jain, president, bus operators’ association, told TOI, “this weekend there are a lot of weddings as it is one of the most auspicious dates and most of our buses are booked for the same. Initially, due to the rally there were some issues to get the permits but the bookings for the weddings were done well in advance and we cannot just cancel them. Almost 90% of the buses are booked and finally we have got the permit also for the weddings. Any available buses will be provided for the rally in return for payment.”
Other bus operators also claimed that this is the peak season for them to earn revenue and one of them said, “due to the pandemic, this is the first time in two years that the wedding season is happening normally and it is also a chance for us to make profit to get over the losses sustained due to Covid. While we do not mind giving buses for political rally, we have advance bookings for the weddings which cannot be cancelled at this point.”
Meanwhile, only those who are double vaccinated will be allowed to attend the mega party rally against price rise and inflation here on December 12.Those without double vaccination will have to carry a negative report of the RT-PCR test. The massive rally is being held as a protest against inflation.
